The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with arthritis may pose a significant cardiovascular risk.

New research suggests that drones can be used to quickly deliver defibrillators in sudden cardiac arrest emergencies.

An increase in systolic blood pressure was found in individuals living in racial segregated neighborhoods.

Highlights from the 2017 American College of Cardiology Scientific Session & Expo.

Researchers from the Baim Institute for Clinical Research in Boston found that healthcare costs for implantable cardioverter defibrillator shocks (appropriate and inappropriate) can be substantial. The average costs were about $5600 for an appropriate shock and $4500 for an an inappropriate shock. In addition, patients often required medical intervention even after an appropriate shock.

A molecule discovered by researchers may help personalize heart failure treatment. An excess of lysyl oxidase can impede normal heart function. By removing the excess, heart function can return to normal.

Speed in heart rate recovery 20 seconds after standing could predict an older adult’s risk of death within the next 4 years. Researchers at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland found that individuals with the slowest recovery rates were 7 times more likely to die compared with those with faster recovery rates.

Restarting oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation after an intracranial hemorrhage may improve outcomes.

Both cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and myocardial perfusion scintigraphy strategies reduced unncessary angiography rates compared with NICE guidelines.

Overall, 92.7% of patients assigned to alirocumab were able to cut their use of lipoprotein apheresis by at least half.