Patients with single-chamber (VVI) implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) programmed with longer intervals for detecting arrhythmias experienced significant reductions in appropriate therapies, shocks and all-cause mortality when compared to patients with standardly programmed ICDs, according to a study published online Nov. 20 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.

Children suffering from congenital heart disease worldwide are being let down by a paucity of research on their conditions, a review published in the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery reports.

Weight loss alone doesn’t always prove the progress of a patient’s dietary changes and lifestyle plan, according to new research out of Israel. The body’s fat deposits might be more telling of an individual’s health status.

Any level of physical activity significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in individuals age 65 and older, according to an 18-year study of 24,502 middle-aged and elderly adults.

Numbers of methamphetamine-linked heart failures have been on the rise for more than a decade, especially in U.S. veterans, according to a study presented at this year’s American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Childhood cancer patients are more than twice as likely to develop hypertension as older adults, according to a study published this week in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Cardiac disease myocarditis has historically affected more men than women, and that holds true for pediatric populations, according to a study published this week in the Journal of the American Heart Association.