Discretionary screen time, reported by parents or self, was assessed in relation to a composite cardiometabolic risk score ...

BACKGROUND: Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a life-threatening vascular disease with no effective pharmacological treatments. The causal role of triglycerides (TGs) in AAA development remains ...

Contemporary atrial fibrillation (AF) screening relies on ECG and photoplethysmography in hospitals or on data derived from wearable devices, which are constrained by limited accessibility and high ...

BACKGROUND: Whether cannabis is a risk factor for cardiovascular events is unknown. We examined the association between smoking cannabis and cardiovascular events in a cohort of older veterans (66 to ...

This real‐world evidence study of 6961 patients was conducted by applying pattern recognition methods to parse and extract CAC scores from CCTAs conducted as part of clinical screening for CVD risk.

The nature and extent of molecular sex differences between healthy human male and female hearts are largely unknown. Knowledge of such differences in the cardiac transcriptome could provide insight ...

In hyperaldosteronism-related hypertension, increased blood volume has been regarded as a primary contributor. However, increases in arterial contractility and total peripheral resistance are also ...

Cardiac fibrosis is an important disease determinant of heart failure progression. Studies in animal models have shown preservation of cardiac function and delayed heart failure progression through ...

Heart failure (HF) is an extreme high-risk condition with a prognosis similar to cancer. Yet, for patients with HF, stable or mild symptoms may be misperceived as low risk and justification to defer ...

Outcomes After Aspirin Discontinuation Among Baseline Users in Contemporary Primary Prevention Aspirin Trials: A Meta-Analysis ...

Tirzepatide Reduces 24-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Adults With Body Mass Index ≥27 kg/m 2: SURMOUNT-1 Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Substudy ...

Gene Ontology analysis from differentially expressed genes revealed expected changes in cell cycle, metabolism, and contractility. In addition, mRNA splicing was among the top enriched differentially ...