WASHINGTON, DC — Formal standards for cardiovascular risk assessment had been an integral but secondary part of the third Adult Treatment Panel report and its updates a decade ago, which focused on ...

A new study finds that current risk assessment strategies may underestimate the cardiovascular (CV) risk for patients with gout. "The majority of patients presenting with gout may be at very high CV ...

Cardiovascular diseases are significant contributors to both global morbidity and mortality, highlighting the pressing need for enhanced risk assessment ...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted algorithm that incorporates information about inflammation detected on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) may help identify patients who require more-intensive ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Smilowitz and Berger reviewed studies published between January 1, 1949 and January 27, 2020 to find available ...

Although family history has long been recognized as an important cardiovascular risk factor, usual methods to assess risk have not incorporated the family history in a rigorous manner. A new study ...

The association between cardiovascular disease risk and breast arterial calcifications identified on screening mammography: A retrospective study. Efficacy of primary cardioprotection with perindopril ...

Preoperative cardiovascular assessment before elective noncardiac surgery should include consideration of a prior COVID-19 diagnosis, according to three doctors who advise a delay of at least several ...

Women who have experienced pre-eclampsia have accelerated accumulation of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors compared with women who had pregnancies without pre-eclampsia according to research presented ...

Cardiovascular diseases cause nearly 25% of deaths in India, often ignoring menstrual health Hormonal changes in menstrual cycle affect heart rate, blood pressure, and vascular function Menstrual ...

Worldwide, non-cardiac surgery is associated with an average overall complication rate of between 7 and 11 percent and a mortality rate between 0.8 and 1.5 percent, depending on safety precautions. Up ...