Cardiology

ACCORDING to the researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Sweden there is no significant mortality difference in patients with pacemaker implantations following a transcatheter aortic valve replacement compared to those without pacemaker implantations. The aortic valve regulates blood flow to the main artery in the body, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement is a popular treatment option for patients with severe aortic valve narrowing. The procedure entails the insertion of a catheter from the groin through to the main heart artery, which in turn acts a replacement for the malfunctioning valve and assists in modulating the blood flow. The transcatheter aortic valve replacement technique is a substitute for open-heart surgery.

A recent meta-analysis is the first of its kind to assess the potential cognitive benefits over time of blood-brain barrier-crossing renin-angiotensin system drugs compared with their nonpenetrant counterparts.

a retrospective case series evaluated individuals enrolled in the United States’ Military Health System who experienced myocarditis symptoms within 4 days (12–96 hours) of receiving the second dose of a mRNA COVID-19 vaccine.

DIASTOLIC blood pressure-based research results could change the way healthcare professionals treat patients with the high blood pressure. The study,..

CANNABIS use at a young age may increase the risk of developing a heart condition in later life, reported a recent research study from the University…

Whether the case was the same for atrial fibrillation (AF) has been unclear until recently, when a study from Germany showed that there is an increased…

the increased mortality rate seen during the pandemic cannot be explained by the infectious disease alone, and instead may be the result of the impact…

Major noncardiac surgery leads to development of one or more heart complications within a year for one in five patients.