News & Updates

Statins can help preserve liver function in patients with chronic liver disease, according to two studies presented at AASLD 2021— showing that not only are statins protective for the heart, but also for the liver.

Despite having clinical features similar to that of systemic cardiac sarcoidosis (CS), patients with isolated CS (ICS) see a higher rate of cardiac events, a recent study has found.

Among patients who received 6 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), switching to a single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) regimen for another 6 months resulted in less gastrointestinal (GI) injury than continuing DAPT, results of the OPT-PEACE trial showed.

Sleeping between 10–11 pm is associated with a decreased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) compared with earlier or later bedtimes, according to a study — suggesting that this timing represents the optimal sleeping time for better heart health.

Transitioning patients on extracorporeal life support (ECLS) to cardiopulmonary bypass (CBP) for left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation yields no significant survival benefit but leads to worse bleeding, according to a recent study.

Though safe and without notable side effects, ginseng extract does not seem to yield significant cardiovascular benefit in patients with severe atherosclerosis, a new study has found.