Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: OMA Statement Reframes Risk Treatment

OMA’s 2026 practice statement links obesity to cardiovascular disease and details treatment strategies spanning lifestyle, medications, and surgery.

By Dr. Aishwarya N., MBBS · Oct 21, 2026 · 6 min read

Cardiology·Becker P

Noncompete Dispute Roils Cardiology Program in New York Court Fight

Physicians allege a New York health system used noncompete clauses to weaken a cardiac program before a possible…

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·Nat Immunol

taVNS linked to lower baroreflex sensitivity in exploratory study

An exploratory study found acute taVNS lowered sequence baroreflex sensitivity in healthy men without detectable Mayer-wave coherence change.

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·Br J Cancer

AI Retinal Biomarkers Could Extend Cardiovascular Risk Assessment

A review outlines how AI-derived retinal biomarkers may complement cardiovascular risk assessment, while stressing validation and standardization gaps.

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·Br J Cancer

Micro-nanoplastics and cardiovascular disease risk: what the evidence shows

Human and experimental data link micro- and nanoplastics to cardiovascular inflammation, thrombosis, and endothelial injury, but exposure thresholds…

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·Harvard Health

Daily heart rate per step may beat step count for heart risk

A Harvard Health review explains why a heart rate-to-step ratio may track fitness and cardiometabolic risk better than…

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·Harvard Health

Plant Oils vs Butter Linked to Lower Mortality in Harvard Study

A large Harvard observational study linked higher plant oil intake with lower mortality and higher butter intake with…

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·Nature

Hemoglobin glycation index linked to faster cardiometabolic multimorbidity progression

A CHARLS analysis found higher hemoglobin glycation index tracked with faster cardiometabolic disease accumulation and some mortality transitions.

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·ScienceDaily

Statins Muscle Pain Mechanism Revealed in UBC Cryo-EM Study

UBC researchers traced statin-related muscle pain to calcium leak through RyR1, a structural clue that may help design…

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·JCI

Astrocytic GLT-1 Loss Drives Cardiorespiratory Dysfunction in Heart Failure

In a rat heart failure model, astrocytic GLT-1 loss in the RTN raised glutamate, destabilized breathing, and was…

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

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New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
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Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.