Importance/background The 12-lead ECG is recommended in clinical guidelines for prehospital assessment of patients with ...

Objectives Physical activity (PA) provides protective effects against cardiovascular diseases, including ischaemic heart disease. However, recommending moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) to patients with ...

Background and goal: Chest pain is a common but challenging symptom for general practitioners to evaluate, as it can be caused by both serious conditions and more benign issues. This study assessed ...

In the first of two parts, Dr Ray O’Connor takes a look at recent clinical articles on cardiovascular disease, focusing on ...

SLEEP 2018 Disrupted Sleep After Cardiac Event May Increase PTSD Risk Addressing sleep difficulties after acute coronary syndrome may help prevent adverse psychological outcomes like PTSD. Medscape ...

Cheddar and Parmesan are among the worst cheeses for heart health, says one cardiologist. ( Parade) The investigational ...

Anyone who has learned to read ECGs has heard it before: "You can't diagnose acute myocardial infarction (AMI) on an ECG in the presence of a pacemaker." We have actually heard the same dictum ...

BOSTON -- A PCSK9 inhibitor contributed extra LDL cholesterol lowering as an early add-on to standard high-intensity statins in the acute period of ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI), the small ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV23) ...