Obesity increases the chances of developing high blood pressure in most adolescents, but new research shows the increase is particularly pronounced in Hispanic teens when compared to other racial groups.

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group are offering two $1.5 million grants to investigators working on cardiovascular extracellular matrix (ECM) research.

Essentia Health, a health system based in Duluth, Minnesota, has begun using a new monitoring device in patients with heart disease, reports an ABC affiliate in Minnesota.

A new cardiology team has joined Newman Regional Health, a hospital in Emporia, Kansas, a move that will elevate and improve the hospital’s cardiology offerings, reports The Emporia Gazette.

Nearly half of adults with a history of cardiovascular disease or at least one major cardiovascular disease risk factor did not have their cholesterol checked within the past year, according to an American Heart Association (AHA) survey.

iRhythm Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:IRTC), a leading digital health care solutions company focused on the advancement of cardiac care, announced the recent publication of two documents in support of extended continuous ambulatory monitoring for arrhythmia detection.

The FDA has granted a breakthrough therapy designation to evinacumab to treat hypercholesterolemia in patients with Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (HoFH).

Adults recently diagnosed with an ischemic stroke who used an artificial intelligence (AI) platform on their mobile devices had a 50 percent improvement in adherence to their anticoagulation therapy, according to a randomized trial.