A 94-year-old female with history of hypertension, chronic kidney disease, and hyperlipidemia presents to the emergency ...

Increasing evidence suggests that inflammatory mechanisms are involved in the intracerebral hemorrhage–induced brain injury. We evaluated the prognostic role of the peripheral leukocyte counts and ...

We designed this study to explore to what extent the excess risk of cardiovascular events in diabetic individuals is attributable to hypertension. We retrospectively analyzed prospectively collected ...

CHADS2 indicates score comprised of congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years, diabetes, previous stroke; and IQR, interquartile range. Crude rates were calculated in 30-day intervals as ...

In the drug development world, the US Food and Drug Administration would require extensive safety testing before approval of a drug that caused this degree of QT prolongation in a “thorough QT/QTc ...

In the article by Otto et al, “2020 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: Executive Summary: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart ...

High-quality mechanistic and clinically relevant science to keep clinicians at the forefront of the latest advancements in the diagnosis and treatment of heart failure ...

Hyperhomocysteinemia is a well-known risk factor for vascular disease. However, its action, mechanism, and role in the acute phase of stroke have not been determined. We tried to determine whether an ...

The 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guideline reflects the latest recommendations and advancements in hypertension research and clinical practice. This curated collection of commentaries and ...

A 23-year-old man admitted to an intensive care unit with Staphylococcus bacteremia presented with soft heart sounds and a to-and-fro murmur, which progressed to a silent precordium within 24 hours.

Cardiac troponin (cTn) testing is an essential component of the diagnostic workup and management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Although over the past 15 years the diagnostic performance of the ...