Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

ISL1 cardiovascular progenitor cells improve cardiac repair after MI

ISL1 cardiovascular progenitor cell spheroids engrafted after myocardial infarction in mice, reduced infarct area, and improved left ventricular function.

By Dr. Aishwarya N., MBBS · Oct 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Cardiology·ScienceDaily

Melatonin Linked to Higher Heart Failure Risk in Long-Term Users

Long-term melatonin use in chronic insomnia was tied to a roughly 90% higher heart failure risk over five…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·ScienceDaily

Hidden Artery Plaque Found in 1 in 13 Young Adults

Direct artery imaging found hidden atherosclerosis in more than half of 16,000 healthy adults, with plaque already present…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·ScienceDaily

Gut bacteria convert vegetable nitrate into cardiometabolic molecules

Karolinska Institutet researchers identified a gut microbial pathway that turns vegetable nitrate and iron into molecules linked to…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·ScienceDaily

Pomegranate-derived urolithin A boosts heart function in HFpEF models

Urolithin A improved relaxation, reduced fibrosis, and limited hypertrophy in HFpEF models, with effects also seen in engineered…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·Med Econ

AI cardiac ultrasound model improves diagnosis with multiview imaging

UCSF researchers built a multiview AI model for echocardiography that better detected ventricular, diastolic, and valvular disease than…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·STAT

Cardiac bioelectricity review traces ECG monitoring from Einthoven to optogenetics

A Europace review marks Einthoven’s legacy, explaining how ECG science links cardiac bioelectricity to emerging modulation strategies like…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·ScienceDaily

Coronary Calcium Scan Best for Borderline Heart Risk Patients

A 10-year study found coronary calcium scans add little overall to PREVENT, but they sharpen risk estimates in…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·Med Econ

High Blood Pressure Survey Finds Strong Interest in Plant-Based Diets

Most Americans worry about high blood pressure, and many say they would try plant-based eating or cut saturated…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology·MHRA

CVD lifestyle trial response bias grows as risk and deprivation rise

Higher cardiovascular risk, deprivation and some minority groups were less likely to respond to a lifestyle trial invitation…

Oct 18, 2026

Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

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