BACKGROUND: Oscillatory shear stress (OSS), resulting from disturbed blood flow, is implicated in atherosclerotic plaque formation by incompletely understood mechanisms. This study aims to elucidate ...

AIM: The “2026 Guideline for the Early Management of Patients With AIS” replaces the “2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With AIS” and the 2019 update to reflect recent advances in ...

Background: Middle-aged and older endurance athletes have increased prevalence of coronary artery disease (CAD) on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) compared to healthy controls, despite similarly low ...

Major advancements have been made in transcatheter aortic and pulmonary valve implantation during the past decade. However, transcatheter mitral valve implantation (TMVI) poses different challenges ...

BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease, stroke, and cardiovascular risk factors, including core health behaviors (smoking, ...

Leading coronary artery, structural heart, and vascular disease science that advances practice and improves patient outcomes ...

Integrating the reverse Aslanger pattern with Littmann’s continuity, the patient was diagnosed with a high lateral, high-risk, occlusive myocardial infarction. The patient immediately received dual ...

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 ...

Sepsis is defined as life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated systemic inflammatory response to infection, which causes 1 in 5 deaths globally 1. Systemic inflammation during sepsis is ...

This ARISTOPHANES study (Anticoagulants for Reduction in Stroke: Observational Pooled Analysis on Health Outcomes and Experience of Patients) used multiple data sources to compare stroke/systemic ...

There are mounting data that at least 30% of hypertensives who are appropriately screened have primary aldosteronism (PA), rather than the commonly reported figure of 5% to 10%. Second, there are ...