While statins reduce cardiovascular diseases, only about one-half of eligible patients receive treatment
Research consortium led by Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University
Findings lay the groundwork for new stroke treatments, prevention strategies
Results from secondary analysis of STRENGTH Trial presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 70th Annual Scientific Session
Atrial Fibrillation, the most common type of heart rhythm disorder, is typically first treated with anti-arrhythmic medications
Broken heart syndrome, or stress cardiomyopathy, occurs in response to stressful events
Watch display only picked up 41% of AFib occurrences in hospitalized patients, additional waveform PDF detected 98% of occurrences
Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D., Mark Brown, Ph.D., and their teams will continue to study the role of microbial pathways and cardiometabolic diseases
Patients who underwent surgery also had better diabetes control and used fewer medications than those treated with usual medical care