A new study finds that current risk assessment strategies may underestimate the cardiovascular (CV) risk for patients with gout. "The majority of patients presenting with gout may be at very high CV ...

Although family history has long been recognized as an important cardiovascular risk factor, usual methods to assess risk have not incorporated the family history in a rigorous manner. A new study ...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-assisted algorithm that incorporates information about inflammation detected on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) may help identify patients who require more-intensive ...

WASHINGTON, DC — Formal standards for cardiovascular risk assessment had been an integral but secondary part of the third Adult Treatment Panel report and its updates a decade ago, which focused on ...

The association between cardiovascular disease risk and breast arterial calcifications identified on screening mammography: A retrospective study. Efficacy of primary cardioprotection with perindopril ...

Preoperative cardiovascular assessment before elective noncardiac surgery should include consideration of a prior COVID-19 diagnosis, according to three doctors who advise a delay of at least several ...

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk refers to the probability that an individual will experience an acute coronary or stroke event within a specific time period CVD risk-assessment tools and appropriate ...

Worldwide, non-cardiac surgery is associated with an average overall complication rate of between 7 and 11 percent and a mortality rate between 0.8 and 1.5 percent, depending on safety precautions. Up ...

Women who have experienced pre-eclampsia have accelerated accumulation of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors compared with women who had pregnancies without pre-eclampsia according to research presented ...