A new study to examine the efficacy of an implantable hypertension treatment has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Editors from the New England Journal of Medicine are seeking researchers, data analysts and patients to participate in the journal’s SPRINT data analysis challenge.

A recent retrospective cohort study confirmed the significant survival benefit of cardiac rehabilitation during the year following an acute MI, although other health status outcomes were similar among patients who did and did not participate in the programs.

A Philadelphia man is suing a hospital and a device-making company after he suffered a stroke from bacteria caused by an aortic valve that was placed in him.

Officials at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles said they believe a 57-year old man who had an artificial heart implanted at their hospital may have died due to failure of a portable compressor, Kaiser Health News reports.

A whole-grain diet may be beneficial in controlling hypertension and improving heart disease risk, according to a small, randomized study.

A cross-sectional study at 11 hospitals in Italy found that 17.3 percent of patients hospitalized for syncope had pulmonary embolism.

More than 16 percent of cardiovascular medicines used in sub-Saharan Africa are of poor quality, according to an analysis of seven common drugs from 10 countries on the continent.