Long-term melatonin use for insomnia was associated with a higher hazard of heart failure (HF), an increase in HF hospitalizations and a doubling of all-cause mortality over five years, according to a ...

Findings from the PREVUE-VALVE study presented at TCT 2025 shed light on the prevalence of valvular heart disease (VHD) and its subtypes among older Americans, as well as the influence of age, sex, ...

Black Americans suffered nearly 800,000 excess age-adjusted deaths and 24 million excess years of potential life lost due to cardiovascular disease from 2000 to 2022, compared with their White ...

A significant prevalence of elevated blood pressure (BP) measurements was found among young athletes during community heart screenings, according to research presented during ACC's Care of the ...

The SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin did not lower the risk of a first hospitalization for heart failure (HF) or death from any cause among patients with an increased risk for HF following acute ...

Balloon-expandable valves are critically important but offer a solution only to a minority of pediatric and adult patients with congenital heart disease needing transcatheter pulmonary valve ...

Whereas the VICTORIA (Vericiguat Global Study in Subjects With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction) results established the efficacy of vericiguat in high-risk decompensated heart failure ...

Ninerafaxstat, a novel cardiac mitotrope that targets energy metabolism, is safe and effective in the treatment of nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), according to the Phase 2 ...

As the new year begins, the landscape of cardiovascular medicine is undergoing a remarkable transformation, driven by groundbreaking technologies and innovative approaches that promise to ...

For more than 75 years, the ACC has been a trusted source of evidence-based cardiovascular guidance, delivering timely, actionable recommendations that support clinicians in providing optimal patient ...

Christopher M. Kramer, MD, FACC, received his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, and completed his residency and chief residency in internal medicine, ...

The ACC Statin Intolerance App guides clinicians through the process of managing and treating patients who report muscle symptoms while on statin therapy. Clinicians can use the app to: Answer ...