Patients who underwent surgery within 12 months of receiving treatment with a drug-eluting stent by PCI had an increased risk of 30-day MI and cardiac death compared with those who did not receive a stent and did not have ischemic heart disease, according to a registry analysis in Denmark.

Clinicians can reduce the “tube voltage” (kVp) in CT pulmonary angiography without reducing image quality, according to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology. Researchers conducted a retrospective study to measure CT pulmonary angiography image quality as tube voltage was lowered, taking into account patient size as well as the benefits of simple image post-processing.

A new article in Bel Marra Health discusses a recent study by Purdue University that found eating red meat does not affect high blood pressure and cholesterol, common cardiovascular disease risk factors.

New research suggests that exposure to chemicals in insecticides and garden products could be putting people at higher risk for developing diabetes.

Coffee drinkers tend to live longer than those who abstain from the caffeinated beverage, and new research from Stanford may help explain why and how it reduces chronic inflammation and cardiovascular disease.

After CMS received public comments, the agency announced on Jan. 18 that it is finalizing its proposal to cover leadless pacemakers.

Every year about 2,100 people receive heart transplants in the United States, while 5.7 million suffer from heart failure. Given the scarcity of available donor hearts, clinicians and biomedical engineers from Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard University have spent several years developing a mechanical alternative.

A population-based, case-control study in Canada found that neonatal hemorrhagic stroke occurred in at least one of every 6,300 live births. That incidence rate was higher than previously reported.