Implantable medical devices—from pacemakers to cardioverter-defibrillators to neurostimulators—are on the rise, but their popularity in clinical practice means they’re also a prime target for ill-intentioned hackers, a trio of doctors reported in Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine in November.

A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have developed an algorithm using electronic health record (EHR) data to identify tens of thousands of patients across the state who face an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

The American College of Cardiology is launching two new journals in 2019, JACC: CardioOncology and JACC: Case Reports.

Employees who are bullied on the job or experience workplace violence see between a 25 and 59 percent increased risk for cardiovascular disease in their lifetime, researchers reported in the European Heart Journal.

Just 45 minutes of chatting with a second-year medical student could improve disease management among patients with chronic conditions like hypertension, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to research published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Osteopathic Association.

Do you remember the anticipation around renal denervation? And then the ACC.14 presentation of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 results, where the excitement about a new way to treat resistant hypertension seemed to crash?

Machine learning tools will support physicians’ efforts to deliver better patient outcomes at lower costs.

Patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), who face a high mortality risk and do not respond to conventional therapies, are changing the way clinicians think about heart failure.