Cardiology

Small heart size increases mortality risk in normal ejection fraction individuals, especially women and high-normal LVEF patients.

AI model automates heart failure identification, offering precision and paving the way for improved quality assessments.

Echocardiographic donor heart size matching improves heart transplant outcomes, outperforming traditional methods, especially for obese recipients.

Aspirin avoidance in patients with HeartMate 3 LVAD reduces bleeding risk without increasing thrombosis, even with vascular conditions.

Pregnancy does not increase long-term risks of mortality or adverse outcomes in individuals with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Tafamidis reduces mortality and slows cardiac deterioration in ATTR-CM, improving imaging and clinical outcomes.

Study finds anti-CGRP mAbs do not increase cardiovascular risk in older or disabled patients with migraine.

Study links type 2 diabetes to impaired fibrous repair in atherosclerotic plaques, highlighting new treatment possibilities.