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Angina is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when an area of your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. Angina may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. The pain also may occur in your shoulders, arms, neck, jaw, or back. It can feel like indigestion.

What is the association between COVID-19 and thrombotic events?

In a new study, researchers assessed the association of COVID-19 and influenza with thrombotic events among patients.

18 Aug 2022

French study on cardiovascular disease incidence during COVID pandemic and vaccination campaign

Researchers describe failures of the French healthcare system as reflected by increased hospitalizations due to certain acute cardiovascular diseases in 2021.

7 Aug 2022

PCORI approves $258 million funding to support 26 new health care-related studies

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute has approved funding awards totaling $258 million to support 26 new research studies.

26 Jul 2022

Long-established drug for angina pectoris shows anti-inflammatory effect, reduces atherosclerotic plaques

A drug used in the clinical treatment of angina symptoms also has an anti-inflammatory effect and reduces atherosclerotic plaques in blood vessels - thereby reducing the risk of heart attack or stroke.

14 Jul 2022

Study characterizes long-COVID symptoms in hospitalized and non-hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Scientists have provided a detailed overview on the long-term symptoms experienced by COVID-19 patients after initial primary infection with SARS-CoV-2.

30 Jun 2022

Health screening and genetic tests may help detect people who carry a gene for familial hypercholesterolemia

Health screening and genetic tests might identify more than 1 million U.S. adults who carry a gene for familial hypercholesterolemia, a common genetic disorder that causes elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, known as "bad cholesterol," which may lead to premature heart attack or death, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

18 May 2022

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy linked to CVD risk later in life

In a recent study published in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, researchers evaluated the associations between hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and long-term cardiovascular disease (CVD).

12 May 2022

Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals characteristics of myeloid immune cells in coronary plaque

Through single-cell RNA sequencing, a research group has successfully illuminated the characteristics of Myeloid immune cells in coronary plaque, which causes acute coronary syndrome (this term includes conditions such as unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction (heart attack)).

6 May 2022

Women and people of color waited longer in the ER to receive care for chest pain

Women (ages 18 to 55) waited longer to be evaluated for chest pain in the emergency room (ER) and received a less thorough evaluation for a possible heart attack than men in the same age range.

4 May 2022

'Stroke-heart syndrome' may put stroke survivors at higher risk for future cardiovascular events

People who survive an ischemic stroke are much more likely to develop major heart complications during the first month after their stroke, and, as a result, they also have an increased risk of death, heart attack or another stroke within five years, compared to people who don't develop heart problems soon after a stroke, according to new research published today in Stroke, the peer-reviewed, flagship journal of the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association.

31 Mar 2022

Men with periodontitis and erectile dysfunction more likely to suffer major adverse cardiovascular event

A team of researchers led by the University of Granada has shown in a prospective study that men with periodontitis who are also diagnosed with erectile dysfunction are almost four times more likely to suffer a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE).

22 Mar 2022

New trial finds signs of preventive cardiovascular effects for cocoa flavanols

The first large-scale trial to test the long-term effects of a cocoa flavanol supplement to prevent cardiovascular disease offers promising signals that cocoa flavanols could have protective cardiovascular effects.

16 Mar 2022

Enhanced external counterpulsation therapy benefits long COVID-19 patients

In a small study of long COVID-19 patients, those with and without coronary artery disease demonstrated improvement of a variety of symptoms, including fatigue, breathing difficulties and chest discomfort, after undergoing 15-35 hours of enhanced external counterpulsation (EECP) therapy.

14 Feb 2022

Both symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 associated with increased risk of cardiovascular events

Researcers determine the risk of symptomatic and asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection on post-acute cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality.

4 Jan 2022

Environmental exposure to low-levels of toxic metals may increase risk of clogged arteries

Environmental exposure to low-levels of the toxic metals arsenic, cadmium and titanium appears to increase the risk of plaque buildup in arteries in the neck, heart and legs, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology (ATVB).

9 Dec 2021

AIHW report: 1.2 million Australian adults affected by heart, stroke or vascular disease

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows that 1.2 million Australian adults had one or more conditions related to heart, stroke or vascular disease in 2017–18.

29 Sep 2021

Eye conditions linked to increased risk of dementia

Age-related macular degeneration, cataract and diabetes-related eye disease are linked to an increased risk of dementia, suggests research published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology.

14 Sep 2021

‘No-touch’ technique to remove leg veins leads to better outcomes after heart bypass surgery

When a modified surgical technique was used to gently remove sections of leg veins used in coronary artery bypass surgery, the grafts were less likely to become blocked and fewer people had a recurrence of heart-related chest pain, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

13 Sep 2021

Unmarried heart disease patients living in rural areas may experience higher rates of hopelessness

Living in a rural setting and being unmarried were each linked to higher rates of hopelessness among people with heart disease, according to new research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access journal of the American Heart Association.

1 Sep 2021

Smoking cessation more likely to improve mood in heart attack survivors

Smokers with depression at the time of a heart attack who quit smoking are more likely to improve their mood than those who continue the habit. That's the finding of research presented at ESC Congress 2021.

27 Aug 2021