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Cardiology

Which COVID vaccine you get could affect your myocarditis risk

Incidence of myocarditis, pericarditis or myopericarditis is two- to threefold higher after a second dose of the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 vaccine when compared to the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine; however, overall cases ...

Health

Got a bum ticker? It's time to eat some plant-based omega-3

In a new study published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers out of Barcelona, Spain, found that heart failure patients with lower alpha-linolenic acid levels (ALA, the main plant omega-3) ...

Medications

COVID-19 drug Paxlovid may interact with common heart medications

Heart disease patients with symptomatic COVID-19 are often treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to prevent progression to severe disease; however, it can interact with some previously prescribed medications. A review ...

Health

Medical videos on YouTube often provide incomplete information

Implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) information on YouTube is of low and highly-variable quality, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Quality Summit 2022. As more patients ...

Cardiology

Seminar series offers deep dive on exercise and the heart

The Journal of the American College of Cardiology has issued a four-part focus seminar series on sports cardiology and of the impact of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness and exercise training on the general U.S. ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Monkeypox has potential to cause heart problems

A 31-year-old male with confirmed monkeypox infection developed acute myocarditis approximately one week following the onset of monkeypox symptoms, according to a case study published today in JACC: Case Reports.

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