Substantial variations in referrals for advanced heart failure therapies across UK and Ireland, national audit finds

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSubstantial variations in referrals for advanced heart failure therapies are apparent across the UK and Ireland, with no obvious link to geog

Updated on: July 17,2026

Substantial variations in referrals for advanced heart failure therapies across UK and Ireland, national audit finds

byBritish Medical JournalCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSubstantial variations in referrals for advanced heart failure therapies are apparent across the UK and Ireland, with no obvious link to geog

Updated on:July 17,2026

Simple screening blood test could help identify undiagnosed heart failure in people living with diabetes

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsA large proportion of people living with diabetes may have undiagnosed heart failure, according to results from a recent trial. The finding

Updated on: June 11,2026

Simple screening blood test could help identify undiagnosed heart failure in people living with diabetes

byUniversity of GlasgowCredit: Karolina Grabowska from PexelsA large proportion of people living with diabetes may have undiagnosed heart failure, according to results from a recent trial. The finding

Updated on:June 11,2026

No benefit for delayed reperfusion with left-ventricular support in patients with large heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first randomized trial to test whether adding a small, temporary pump to allow the heart to rest and intentionally delaying percut

Updated on: April 11,2026

No benefit for delayed reperfusion with left-ventricular support in patients with large heart attacks

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainThe first randomized trial to test whether adding a small, temporary pump to allow the heart to rest and intentionally delaying percut

Updated on:April 11,2026

Dual imaging identifies cause of heart attack in patients without blocked arteries

by Katie Ullman,NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Ashley Perlow felt a sharp pain shoot across her chest and into both wrists, she didn't think it could be a heart attack. S

Updated on: May 13,2026

Dual imaging identifies cause of heart attack in patients without blocked arteries

by Katie Ullman,NYU Langone HealthCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen Ashley Perlow felt a sharp pain shoot across her chest and into both wrists, she didn't think it could be a heart attack. S

Updated on:May 13,2026

Long COVID is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: SHVETS production from PexelsPeople with long COVID are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutetpublis

Updated on: June 18,2026

Long COVID is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: SHVETS production from PexelsPeople with long COVID are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutetpublis

Updated on:June 18,2026

Trial shows angioplasty reduces chest pain, boosts QoL in chronic total occlusion

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn what is believed to be the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of its kind, patients with a chronic total blockage of a corona

Updated on: June 17,2026

Trial shows angioplasty reduces chest pain, boosts QoL in chronic total occlusion

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainIn what is believed to be the first randomized placebo-controlled trial of its kind, patients with a chronic total blockage of a corona

Updated on:June 17,2026

Light-triggered arrhythmia reveals rapid brain oxygen shifts in mice

by Beth Miller,Washington University in St. LouisGeneration and light stimulation of a ReaChR-expressing mouse strain. Credit:Science Advances(2026). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb1092An irregular heartbeat,

Updated on: July 07,2026

Light-triggered arrhythmia reveals rapid brain oxygen shifts in mice

by Beth Miller,Washington University in St. LouisGeneration and light stimulation of a ReaChR-expressing mouse strain. Credit:Science Advances(2026). DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeb1092An irregular heartbeat,

Updated on:July 07,2026

New 3D map of the heart's electrical wiring can help patients with congenital heart disease

byEuropean Synchrotron Radiation FacilityRendering of a heart with Tetralogy of Fallot showing the septal defect. Credit: Joseph Brunet, Cinematic Anatomy (Siemens Healthineers)Researchers from UCL (U

Updated on: July 08,2026

New 3D map of the heart's electrical wiring can help patients with congenital heart disease

byEuropean Synchrotron Radiation FacilityRendering of a heart with Tetralogy of Fallot showing the septal defect. Credit: Joseph Brunet, Cinematic Anatomy (Siemens Healthineers)Researchers from UCL (U

Updated on:July 08,2026

Heart rhythm monitoring with a smartphone could save health care resources

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSmartphone-based heart rhythm monitoring from home can reduce same-day cancellations and help save significant health care resources ahead of p

Updated on: June 26,2026

Heart rhythm monitoring with a smartphone could save health care resources

byKarolinska InstitutetCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainSmartphone-based heart rhythm monitoring from home can reduce same-day cancellations and help save significant health care resources ahead of p

Updated on:June 26,2026

Intensive LDL lowering with evolocumab reduced first heart attack or stroke in diabetes

byMass General BrighamCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsMass General Brigham researchers found that the intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy evolocumab reduced the risk of a first major cardiova

Updated on: May 24,2026

Intensive LDL lowering with evolocumab reduced first heart attack or stroke in diabetes

byMass General BrighamCredit: www.kaboompics.com from PexelsMass General Brigham researchers found that the intensive cholesterol-lowering therapy evolocumab reduced the risk of a first major cardiova

Updated on:May 24,2026

Seeing artery calcium may change behavior, keeping 71% on statins at eight years

byUniversity of TasmaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould showing someone a picture of plaque building up in their arteries be enough to save their life? That's the question driving the lates

Updated on: June 15,2026

Seeing artery calcium may change behavior, keeping 71% on statins at eight years

byUniversity of TasmaniaCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainCould showing someone a picture of plaque building up in their arteries be enough to save their life? That's the question driving the lates

Updated on:June 15,2026

Study finds no significant benefit of spironolactone in HFpEF or HFmrEF

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA trial testing the aldosterone blocker spironolactone in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and hea

Updated on: June 04,2026

Study finds no significant benefit of spironolactone in HFpEF or HFmrEF

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA trial testing the aldosterone blocker spironolactone in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and hea

Updated on:June 04,2026