Cardiology

 
ACC 2025: Cardiovascular Benefits of Semaglutide 2.4 mg Highlighted in Real-World Study
April 01, 2025

Semaglutide 2.4 mg significantly lowered the risk of MACE and mortality in patients with ASCVD and overweight or obesity but without diabetes, researchers reported.

Low-Dose Colchicine 0.5 mg Reduced Total Plaque Volume in Stable CAD vs Placebo
April 01, 2025

Findings of the EXSTROM trial may help elucidate the mechanism by which low-dose colchicine prevents MI and stroke in adults with established CAD, experts suggest.

Oral Semaglutide Lowers Risk of MACE 14% in High-Risk Adults: Final Phase 3 SOUL Trial Readout
March 31, 2025

ACC.25. The results seen with the only oral GLP-1 mimetic reflect "a profound clinical impact" for adults at high risk for MACE who are averse to injectable therapy.

Women's Heart Health: 5 Studies from ACC.25
March 28, 2025

The risks to women's CV health differ, often significantly, from those faced by men, as demonstrated by 5 abstracts from the American College of Cardiology 2025 annual meeting.

Better CV Health Tied to Lower Neurodegeneration Risk: Daily Dose
March 27, 2025

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Long COVID's Long Road: A Year 5 Update with Noah Greenspan DPT, PT, CCS, EMT-B
March 26, 2025

Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared, the protean syndrome dubbed long COVID continues to affect millions; Greenspan is dedicated to helping.

Maternal Mortality Due to Cardiovascular Disease More Than Doubles in the US
March 25, 2025

ACC 2025: Black women and women in Southern states faced significantly higher rates of maternal mortality, according to a new study.

More Evidence that Women Face Greater CVD Risk than Men, Even When Baseline Health is Equal
March 24, 2025

For the same level of baseline health, the increase in risk related to each of 8 key CV risk factors appears significantly higher in women than in men.

Marijuana Use Tied to Increased Risk for Myocardial Infarction in People Aged 50 Years and Younger
March 24, 2025

Cannabis users had a more than sixfold increased risk of MI compared to non-users, according to a new study.

Cardiovascular Health Maintained Over Time Linked to Reduced Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease, Study Suggests
March 13, 2025

Higher levels of cardiovascular health were associated with lower levels of neurofilament light chain across age, sex, race/ethnicity, and Alzheimer disease risk.