A systematic review of 17 observational studies found that metformin was associated with a reduction in all-cause mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, congestive heart failure or chronic liver disease with hepatic impairment.

McLaren Oakland Hospital in Pontiac, Michigan, has renovated its cardiac catheter lab and has begun using Abbot Vascular’s Absorb naturally-dissolving heart stents, reports the Oakland Press.

A new survey found that most Americans are eating too much sugar and are unclear on when to cut back—alarming findings considering the damage sugar can have on cardiovascular health.

Women who were healthy at baseline had an increased risk of atrial fibrillation if they had multiple pregnancies, according to an analysis of a large cohort.

Parents of children with critical congenital heart defects have an elevated risk of trauma, depression and psychological distress, particularly in the weeks and months after their children undergo cardiac surgery, according to a systematic review.

As the number of Americans diagnosed with high blood pressure continues to rise, the medical community is growing increasingly worried about the population’s risk of having heart attacks, said the American Academy of Family Physicians in a Feb. 2 statement.

The FDA approved a magnetic resonance (MR)-conditioning labeling for Abbott’s Assurity MRI pacemaker and its Tendreil MRI pacing lead.

Though many people take pain relievers to ease a sore throat or headache when enduring the flu or a cold, new research says doing so could increase the risk of suffering a heart attack.