Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Elderly Nigerians Reveals Major Data Gaps

A multicentre Nigerian survey on sudden cardiac arrest in older adults found major limits in incidence estimation, survival tracking, and chain-of-survival data.

By Dr. Aishwarya N., MBBS · 7 days ago · 5 min read

Cardiology·medRxiv

Syndemic burden and menopause raise cardiovascular risk in women with HIV

In a multicenter cohort, syndemic burden and postmenopausal status were each linked to higher estimated 10-year cardiovascular risk…

7 days ago

Cardiology·medRxiv

Door-to-Valve Time in Acute Severe Aortic Stenosis Linked to Mortality Signal

A meta-analysis of 8 cohorts found earlier valve intervention may lower short-term mortality in acute decompensated severe aortic…

7 days ago

Cardiology·medRxiv

Waist-to-Height Ratio Outperforms BMI for Cardiometabolic Risk in All of Us

In 308,600 adults, waist-to-height ratio identified diabetes, hypertension, stroke, and MI risk beyond BMI, including among normal-weight adults.

7 days ago

Cardiology·bioRxiv

Pediatric cardiac tissue slices sustain function for months in preclinical testing

Human pediatric myocardial slices retained calcium signaling and drug responsiveness for months, creating a new platform for congenital…

7 days ago

Cardiology·bioRxiv

Hippo mechanosignaling drives endothelial cell differentiation in CRISPR screen

A CRISPR-single-cell map of human endothelial differentiation identifies Hippo mechanosignaling as required for ETV2 activation and lineage choice.

7 days ago

Cardiology·Med Econ

Cannabis Use Linked to Higher Stroke Odds in AHA Abstract

Analysis of more than 442,000 U.S. adults found cannabis use was associated with higher odds of reported stroke,…

7 days ago

Cardiology·MedCity

Wearables data reshape patient engagement and cardiovascular risk monitoring

Panelists at INVEST Digital Health described how wearable device data can improve patient engagement, clinician review, and long-term…

Nov 6, 2026

Cardiology·Nature

Cardiac macrophage-like cells improve repair after myocardial infarction in mice

Mouse study shows CD301b+ cardiac macrophage-like cells and an ILC2 cytokine cocktail improved post-infarction repair through efferocytosis pathways.

Nov 6, 2026

Cardiology·EHJ

Dietary clusters linked to mortality risk in Chinese adults with diabetes and hypertension

In a Chinese cohort, fruit-, dairy-, and soybean-rich eating patterns were linked to lower mortality, especially in type…

Nov 6, 2026

Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

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