Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

FLNC Gene Replacement Prevents Cardiomyopathy in Mice

Triple-AAV FLNC replacement restored full-length filamin C in mice, preserved cardiac function, and prevented lethal cardiomyopathy.

By Dr. Aishwarya N., MBBS · Oct 21, 2026 · 5 min read

Cardiology·AHA

Bell County Heart Campaign Targets Women’s Heart Health Awareness

Camryn Bintz will lead the 2026–2027 Heart of Bell County campaign to expand women’s heart health awareness, CPR…

Oct 21, 2026

Cardiology·Med News Today

DASH diet did not raise potassium danger in adults on blood pressure drugs

A 12-week study found the DASH diet did not cause unsafe potassium rises in adults taking common blood…

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology·BMJ Open

Amyloidosis screening study targets older cardiac patients with LVH in Moscow

Moscow investigators used a guideline-based algorithm to screen older cardiac patients with left ventricular hypertrophy for cardiac amyloidosis.

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology·BMJ Open

Young STEMI in Riyadh: risk factors and in-hospital outcomes studied over 5 years

A 5-year Riyadh cohort compared young and older STEMI patients, with detailed EHR data and limited lifestyle follow-up…

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology·PLOS Med

STCP-Net improves few-shot ECG classification in rare arrhythmias

A PLOS One study presents STCP-Net, a few-shot ECG model that boosts rare arrhythmia recognition and tops 90%…

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology·PLOS Med

STEMI vs NSTEMI in Germany Shows Clear Survival and Treatment Gaps

A German claims analysis of 544,529 acute coronary syndrome patients found divergent care, early mortality patterns, and falling…

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology·PLOS Med

Hybrid Quantum Model Predicts Heart Failure With High Accuracy

A PLOS One study describes a hybrid quantum-classical model that predicted heart failure on a public dataset with…

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology·PLOS Med

AI-Enhanced ECG Predicts Mortality and MACE Across Large Adult Cohorts

A systematic review found AI-enabled ECG models predicted mortality and MACE with c-statistics of 0.70 to 0.89 across…

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology·Nature

Preoperative statin exposure linked to higher short-term AVR mortality signal

A multicohort observational study found higher adjusted short-term mortality estimates after aortic valve replacement when preoperative statin exposure…

Oct 20, 2026

Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

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