PHILADELPHIA — In patients with angina but no obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD), low coronary flow reserve (CFR) detected in the cath lab can provide a clear diagnosis of coronary ...

Objective To undertake a contemporary review of the impact of exercise based cardiac rehabilitation (ExCR) for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). Data sources CENTRAL, MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, ...

The findings show exercise-induced hypertension increases myocardial oxygen demand. A new review suggests exercise-induced hypertension (EIH) is a risk factor for sudden cardiac death (SCD), but that ...

Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States. Cutting across most gender and racial lines, someone dies from a heart condition roughly every 34 seconds, according to the Atlanta-based ...

The novel cardiac myosin inhibitor aficamten improved peak oxygen uptake in symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), the pivotal SEQUOIA-HCM trial showed. At 24 weeks, the mean ...

In recent years, there has been growing concern about sudden cardiac arrests (SCA) among gym-goers, especially as more people engage in intense workouts, heavy lifting, and high-intensity interval ...

A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause ...

Snow shoveling does not appear to be a medical emergency until it is. For many adults, the combination of heavy lifting, breath-holding, and cold air can put the cardiovascular system into the same ...