BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening vascular disease with no effective pharmacological treatments. The causal role of triglycerides (TGs) in AAA development remains ...

Welcome listeners. Now we're jumping into the month of August, and on this August 5th issue of Circulation on the Run, I'm one of your co-hosts Dr. Greg Hundley, associate editor director of the ...

Contemporary atrial fibrillation (AF) screening relies on ECG and photoplethysmography in hospitals or on data derived from wearable devices, which are constrained by limited accessibility and high ...

Background and Purpose—The association of total and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol with stroke risk is unclear, especially regarding hemorrhagic stroke. Methods—We prospectively ...

In 2017, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a new clinical practice guideline for defining hypertension in children as an update to the previous Fourth Report guidelines issued in 2004.

Blood flows through blood vessels to deliver oxygen and nutrients to all the body's tissues. When a blood vessel is injured, a process called coagulation causes blood to form clots that stop the ...

A 64-year-old man presented with acute epigastric abdominal pain. One year earlier, the patient was admitted for type B aortic dissection and treated medically. In the context of chronic aortic ...

Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2019 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association ...

Advances in pediatric cardiology, congenital cardiac surgery, and intensive care medicine have significantly improved survival of children with congenital heart disease (CHD). 1, 2 Patients with CHD ...

The 2020 European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines on non–ST‐segment elevation acute coronary syndrome recommend a third high‐sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs‐cTn) measurement for patients ...

These data suggest that the strain imposed on the myocardium by competing in a full marathon is much greater compared with competing in shorter distances such as the half-marathon or 10-km races.

Although contrast-enhanced thoracic computed tomography scan allows a rapid and straightforward diagnosis of pulmonary embolism, older radiological findings should not be forgotten. The Hampton’s hump ...