Prior heart attack linked to faster declines in thinking and memory skills
The chance of developing cognitive impairment was significantly higher for people who have had a heart attack, according to a study published in Stroke.
May 14, 2026
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Cardiovascular Diseases: News and Research on Heart Diseases
MeSH tree: C14.280
France blames stomach bug for new cruise outbreak, lifts lockdown
French authorities on Wednesday allowed asymptomatic passengers to leave a British cruise ship, saying a gastrointestinal virus was behind an outbreak of sickness that came after an elderly man died of a heart attack.
May 14, 2026
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Popular weight loss and anti-inflammatory drugs may help prevent common heart rhythm disorder
Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) have identified how two different classes of medication—the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide and the anti-inflammatory drug colchicine—act on the heart to prevent ...
May 13, 2026
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Global hypertension study finds fight against high blood pressure falling short
In theory, hypertension is a disease that is both easy to test for and readily treatable with existing medications and lifestyle interventions.
May 13, 2026
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Routine coastal flooding could become deadly for older adults
Routine high-tide flooding in coastal communities could lead to thousands of deaths among older adults by the end of the century, according to a new study co-authored by Florida State University researcher Mathew Hauer. Published ...
May 13, 2026
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AI models comb patient data to predict cardiac arrest risk
Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that can scrutinize electronic health records (EHR) and electrocardiograms to identify individuals in the general population at elevated risk for sudden cardiac ...
May 12, 2026
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Centuries-old medicine benefits heart failure patients, studies show
A low dose of digoxin ensures that people with heart failure are hospitalized and die less frequently. This emerges from three studies led by UMCG cardiologists Dirk Jan van Veldhuisen, Kevin Damman, and Peter van der Meer. ...
May 12, 2026
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'Lemon-on-sticks' phenotype indicates poor prognosis in heart failure
Analyses identified a high-risk subgroup of patients—described as the "lemon-on-sticks" phenotype—who had a high disease burden and poor outcomes, according to results presented today at Heart Failure 2026, the annual congress ...
May 11, 2026
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RNA therapy slows harmful heart remodeling after heart attack in clinical trial
Following an acute heart attack, pathological remodeling processes occur in the heart. One consequence is so-called left ventricular systolic dysfunction, in which the pumping function of the left ventricle is impaired. To ...
May 11, 2026
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Cardiac MRI and blood markers sharpen hypertrophic cardiomyopathy risk prediction
Findings from a new study have identified a new model for predicting outcomes for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), a heart condition with a prevalence of one in 500 people and a frequent cause of sudden cardiac death. Specifically, ...
May 11, 2026
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