The New England Journal of Medicine tackled patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure in its Sept. 13 issue, with three separate studies and an editorial devoted to the topic. 

Sudden cardiac death is a significant contributor to mortality in women, regardless of presence of coronary artery disease (CAD), according to a six-year study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

A group of Johns Hopkins scientists have uncovered a link between sleep apnea and cardiometabolic dysfunction that could help explain heart disease in sleep patients, according to a recent study.

New information out of an Australian research facility is cautioning pregnant women that any kind of hypertensive disorder of pregnancy during their term could result in cardiovascular complications in the future.

DUBLIN and LAS VEGAS — September 12, 2017 — Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT) data announced today reinforce the durability and safety of the IN.PACT(TM) Admiral(TM) drug-coated balloon (DCB) in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).

Empagliflozin tablets reduced the risk of cardiovascular death by 38 percent in people with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of more than 7,000 patients. And new analyses demonstrate a similar benefit was seen in all patients, regardless of blood sugar levels at baseline or after the introduction of background treatment.

A 9-year-old boy who went into sudden cardiac arrest after taking a large bite of a hot dog confounded doctors and prompted an in-depth study that could save others from the same fate.

Gasping during cardiac arrest was associated with a nearly four-fold increase of one-year survival with favorable brain function, according to a study of 1,888 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.