An analysis of patients without a history of coronary artery disease who were referred for elective coronary angiography found that those with typical angina and a negative stress test result were most likely to have obstructive coronary artery disease.

Using the Impella 2.5 percutaneous ventricular assist device (Abiomed) as an example, a group of authors recently outlined the process manufacturers must go through to market a device.

More than six months after the National Institutes of Health announced preliminary results of the SPRINT (Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial) study, the impact of the trial is still hotly debated in cardiology circles.

Physicians in the U.S. who offer advice on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and other social media services often fail to disclose their ties to pharmaceutical or medical device companies, a STAT investigation found.

A retrospective cohort study found the HOSPITAL score, a risk-assessment tool consisting of seven available clinical predictors, showed good discriminative ability and calibration for predicting the 30-day risk of potentially avoidable readmissions at nine not-for-profit hospitals.

Physicians contacted by Reuters were surprised that tennis star Maria Sharapova took meldonium, a heart drug banned by the International Tennis Federation (ITF). The ITF suspended Sharapova after she tested positive for the medication on Jan. 26, the day she lost to Serena Williams at the Australian Open. 

More than five months after delivery, women with a history of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy had a significantly increased risk of cardiomyopathy, according to an analysis of women in Denmark. However, the researchers mentioned that cardiomyopathy remained rare even among women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and noted that the absolute risk was small.

Women with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels before becoming pregnant had an increased risk of their offspring having elevated LDL cholesterol, according to an analysis of the Framingham Heart Study.