BACKGROUND: Inflammatory, myocarditis-like episodes precede and are associated with higher risk of sustained ventricular arrhythmias and heart failure in patients with pathogenic or likely pathogenic ...

Discretionary screen time, reported by parents or self, was assessed in relation to a composite cardiometabolic risk score ...

Welcome, listeners, now to August 19th and this issue of Circulation on the Run. And I'm one of your co-hosts, Dr. Greg Hundley, Director of the Pauley Heart Center at VCU Health in Richmond, Virginia ...

BACKGROUND: Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) occupy >8% of the human genome. Aberrant resurgence of ERVs has been implicated recently in several critical pathologies. However, the possible incidence and ...

BACKGROUND: Observational evidence investigating associations between cannabis use and hypertension is inconsistent. METHODS: ...

Keyhani S, Cohen BE, Vali M, Hoggatt KJ, Bravata DM, Austin PC, Lum E, Hasin D, Grunfeld C, Shlipak MG. Association of smoking cannabis with cardiovascular events among veterans with coronary artery ...

Adeno-associated virus serotype 9 (AAV9) is currently considered the benchmark vector for clinical cardiac gene transfer applications but can entail severe hepatotoxicity because of its strong ...

Since its original description in 2011, much has been described about atrial functional mitral regurgitation (AFMR). In the original description of AFMR, mitral regurgitation (MR) significantly ...

Noncompaction of the left ventricle is characterized by thin, compacted subepicardial myocardium and a thicker, noncompacted subendocardial layer. 1 Because the intertrabecular cavity recesses in ...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with increased risk of hypertension (HTN) in adult women, but fewer studies have examined PCOS and HTN among adolescents. Characterizing ...

In the article by Martin et al, “2024 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association,” which published ahead of print on January 24, 2024, and ...

Cardiac involvement is a well-known finding in primary myopathies and may lead to life-limiting heart failure and conduction abnormalities. 2 Replacement of myocardium by connective tissue and fat can ...