Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

AHA Health Tech Competition names five finalists for 2026

The American Heart Association named five finalists for its 2026 Health Tech Competition, spanning AI, wearables, neurorehab and bioengineered vessels.

By Dr. Aishwarya N., MBBS · Oct 17, 2026 · 6 min read

Cardiology·KFF

Blood Pressure Targets Keep Falling as Dementia Risk Drives Change

Blood pressure thresholds keep dropping for older adults as clinicians weigh stroke prevention, brain health, and treatment burden.

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·Lancet Onc

Asia-Pacific PAD consensus sets 91 recommendations for care

Asia-Pacific experts issued the first regional PAD consensus, adapting global guidance to local practice, diagnostics, and treatment gaps.

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·AHA

Go Red for Women honors survivors and women’s heart disease research

Central Arkansas Go Red for Women will honor survivors, celebrate women’s heart health research and spotlight heart disease…

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·NIH

Blood Pressure Drug Linked to Brown Fat Activation in NIH Study

NIH flags a large retrospective study linking one blood-pressure drug to brown fat activity, raising questions about cardiometabolic…

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·Nature

Dual-Channel Intravascular Imaging Advances Plaque Molecular Mapping

A dual-channel NIRF/OCT catheter enabled crosstalk-free imaging of two plaque targets in rabbit atherosclerosis, pairing structure with biology.

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·MedCity

Happy Health wins FDA clearance for cuffless blood pressure ring

Happy Health won FDA clearance for a cuffless ring that continuously measures blood pressure without calibration, using PPG…

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·NLM Alerts

Serum Enzyme Tests and the Diagnosis of Ischemic Heart Disease

A 1963 review of serum enzyme testing in ischemic heart disease, set against early biomarker use before modern…

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·CMAJ

Hypertension Canada guideline refocuses primary care diagnosis and treatment

Hypertension Canada issues primary care guidance for adults, standardizing blood pressure diagnosis and treatment around pragmatic, evidence-based algorithms.

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology·AHA

Cardiac Emergency Response Plan reaches Hartsville High under Smart Heart Act

Hartsville High receives a cardiac emergency response plan as South Carolina schools prepare to meet Smart Heart Act…

Oct 17, 2026

Cardiology

Trials, guidelines and practice across cardiovascular medicine.

In Brief The 5-minute rounds

New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.