A new study raises concerns that the PREVENT calculator may underestimate cardiovascular risk in some young adult populations.

If current guidelines for cholesterol and high blood pressure treatment remain unchanged, a newly unveiled heart risk calculator would render 16 million people ineligible for preventive therapy. Loss ...

The tool assesses the risk of heart attack, stroke, and, for the first time, heart failure, offering a more comprehensive perspective on cardiovascular health. In a groundbreaking development, experts ...

Heart disease cases have skyrocketed across the globe. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 19.8 million people died from cardiovascular disease (CVDs) in 2022, which is 32% of all global ...

WASHINGTON — By now we've all heard that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine has an efficacy rate of 95%, Moderna of 94%, and Johnson & Johnson about 66%; what you may not have known is that rate's technical ...

The new American Heart Association PREVENTTM risk calculator estimates the 10- and 30-year risk of total cardiovascular disease for people aged 30 years and older. The calculator estimates the risk of ...

The latest American Heart Association (AHA) calculator for assessing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk performs well in patients with high and low lipoprotein(a) levels, a new ...

Who knew? Kidney disease is one of the warning signs for heart disease. If you want to lower your risk of total cardiovascular disease, including clogged arteries and heart failure, take a look at the ...

Late-stage failure of the left side of the heart is an often-fatal condition affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. alone. A mechanical heart pump can be a lifesaving intervention for ...

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons has launched its next-generation Operative Risk Calculator to assess the risk of adult cardiac surgery operations. The STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database represents 97 ...