Male physicians who took a multivitamin each day for more than 11 years did not have a decrease in cardiovascular disease events compared with a placebo group, according to a randomized, controlled trial.

Cardinal Health is in exclusive talks to purchase Medtronic’s medical supplies business, sources told Reuters on April 5. The acquisition, estimated at approximately $6 billion, could be announced later this month.

Nearly a third of adults with normal body mass index (BMI) measurements had cardiometabolic abnormalities, according to a cross-sectional study of two cohort cohorts.

Chad Teeters, MD, a cardiologist in New York, lost 80 pounds since last spring after adopting a plant-based diet, the Buffalo News reports.

Mercy Clinic’s Ambulatory Heart Failure Care Management Team has been recognized as a Stronger Hearts Best Practice facility by the National Forum for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, reports the emissourian.com.

Although studies have shown that cardiac rehabilitation can improve outcomes following MIs, heart failure and other cardiovascular events, most patients do not participate in such programs.

Adults who received monthly high doses of vitamin D did not have a decrease in cardiovascular disease, according to a randomized trial.

The FDA granted a 510(k) clearance for expanded approval of the PTS Panels lipid panel test strips for measuring high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol.