Researchers studying a species of bats in Panama found the creatures can vary their heart rates from more than 1,000 beats per minute (BPM) when flying to 200 BPM when resting.

Transradial cardiac catheterization—an in vivo procedure that can diagnose and treat many heart conditions—could be causing permanent damage to blood vessels, a study published in the Journal of Cardiac Surgery suggests.

Some of the body’s negative reactions to smoking—a risk factor for six of the world’s eight leading causes of death—could be reversible, new research from the American Chemical Society states.

The FDA has granted pre-market approval to the Impella RP heart pump used in treating right heart failure, Abiomed announced Sept. 20.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have discovered a way to convert “bad” fat—the kind that accumulates around our stomachs, hips and thighs—into “good” fat, which helps to burn calories and generate heat, initiating what could be a novel treatment for obesity.

Women are far more susceptible to dangerous risk factors and mortality following aortic valve replacement (AVR) procedures, according to a study newly published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

New research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions provides insight into the modern world of bioresorbable stents, while trying to explain why they’ve failed more often than traditional drug-eluting counterparts.

New research from the American Diabetes Association advises controlling symptoms of type 2 diabetes, including hyperglycemia and blood pressure control, may help prevent the decline of cognitive performance associated with the disease.