BACKGROUND: Consensus-based clinical practice guidelines recommend echocardiographic surveillance intervals based on aortic ...

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality globally. Low-density ...

BACKGROUND: Forecasts for the future prevalence of cardiovascular disease and stroke are crucial to guide efforts to improve ...

BACKGROUND: There is limited evidence of the relationship between aortic and iliac calcification and aortic events (aortic dissection or aneurysm rupture) and major adverse limb events (MALEs; ...

Zaman S, Wasfy JH, Kapil V, Ziaeian B, Parsonage WA, Sriswasdi S, Chico TJA, Capodanno D, Colleran R, Sutton NR, et al. The ...

Recent research indicates that the nature of activity has a substantial effect on both atherogenesis and vascular remodeling.

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have transformed oncology care by unleashing T-cells to achieve antitumor effects but can cause inflammatory adverse events including myocarditis. 1 ICI-myocarditis ...

Bilingualism has been associated with slower cognitive aging and a later onset of dementia. In this study, we aimed to determine whether bilingualism also influences cognitive outcome after stroke.

You may have been tested for the condition known as factor V Leiden (pronounced factor five lye /-den) because you or someone in your family has had a blood clot in one of the deep veins of the body ...

Surgically implanted cardiac devices play an important role in the treatment of heart disease. In the 50 years since the first pacemaker was implanted, technology has improved dramatically, and these ...

Canada, with a population of 41 million and a geographic expanse of 10 million km 2, is a high-income country with a single-payer, universal health care system. Cardiovascular care and outcomes are ...

Plasma concentrations of cardiac troponins, the preferred biomarkers for the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, are often persistently elevated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).