AI coronary CT features correlate with flow reserve in coronary artery disease patients
AI Spots Heart Trouble Before Blood Flow Slows
This retrospective cohort study of 251 patients with suspected or known coronary artery disease found that AI-derived coronary CT angiograph…
You wake up with a tightness in your chest.
Review of fine-tuned AI model for coronary artery disease image analysis and report generation
AI Can Now Read Heart Scans—But Is It Ready to Help Your Doctor?
This development and evaluation study review assesses a fine-tuned InternVL2-4B model with Low-Rank Adaptor weights across four unique datas…
This new AI tool could speed up heart scan results, but it still needs more testing before it helps your doctor.
Bidirectional Mendelian randomization suggests inverse association between hypertension liability and gastric cancer risk.
Could high blood pressure actually lower your risk of stomach cancer?
This bidirectional Mendelian randomization and retrospective clinical analysis included 45 individuals with gastric cancer cases and non-can…
Genetic evidence suggests a higher risk for high blood pressure might actually lower your risk of developing stomach cancer.
Intrinsic capacity score predicts rehospitalization risk after PCI in CAD patients
A Simple Score Predicts Heart Readmissions After Stent
This retrospective cohort study assessed intrinsic capacity (IC) scores within 48 hours of admission in patients with coronary artery diseas…
A quick conversation with a nurse can reveal if a heart patient is likely to need emergency care again soon.
CABG linked to higher impaired cognition risk in older CAD patients with APO genotype variation
Heart Surgery Tied to Memory Issues in Some Patients
This cohort study of older adults with coronary artery disease found that coronary artery bypass grafting was associated with a higher risk …
Heart bypass surgery may raise memory problem risks in older adults, especially those carrying a specific gene type linked to brain health.
Polygenic risk scores for coronary artery disease capture 10.8% to 33.1% of benchmark patients in early-onset CAD cohort.
New Test Finds Hidden Heart Risk in Healthy People
This observational cohort study evaluated polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for coronary artery disease in 1,184 early-onset patients with low 10…
A new way to test genetic heart risk shows current scores often miss people who need help.
Obesity-metabolic indices associated with heart failure in coronary artery disease patients
Can a simple blood sugar number help predict heart failure risk?
This retrospective observational cohort study of 3,872 patients with coronary artery disease found that four obesity-metabolic indices were …
A simple blood sugar number called METS-IR is the best tool found so far to spot heart failure risk in patients with existing heart disease.
Observational study links AI-detected proximal coronary calcium to higher MACE and mortality risk.
Does a tiny bit of calcium in your heart arteries mean higher risk for heart attacks or death?
This primary research article is an observational cohort study of 4,552 patients with mild coronary calcium and normal perfusion. It found t…
Calcium near the main entrance of heart arteries raises heart attack and death risk by 24% and 25% even when blood flow looks normal.
Observational biobank study compares phenomic and social determinants for disease risk prediction
Your Genes Aren’t Your Destiny: How Your Neighborhood Changes Your Risk
This research article from UK Biobank and other cohorts evaluates phenome-derived polygenic scores and social determinants for predicting as…
Your neighborhood and lifestyle can reshape your genetic risk for diseases like asthma and heart disease, offering a clearer health picture …
Gastrointestinal complications in cardiac surgery patients are linked to high mortality and multiorgan failure.
A Hidden Danger After Heart Surgery That Doctors Can Now Predict
This retrospective case–control study examined 162 matched patients undergoing cardiac surgery. It found that those with gastrointestinal co…
A new risk score using age, smoking, kidney disease, and valve surgery can predict deadly gut complications after heart operations that kill…
PCI Reduces MACE in Nonfrail Patients With CAD and Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing TAVR
PCI reduces heart events in nonfrail patients but increases bleeding risk for frail patients.
This randomized controlled trial evaluated percutaneous coronary intervention versus conservative treatment in 407 patients with coronary ar…
Stents cut heart attacks for strong patients with blocked arteries and new valves, but frail patients face higher bleeding risks instead of …
Mini-review examines coronary artery calcium scoring for risk stratification and plaque progression
CAC scoring helps identify high-risk patients and may slow plaque growth in coronary artery disease
This mini-review synthesizes evidence on coronary artery calcium scoring for coronary artery disease risk assessment. It finds CAC scoring p…
CAC scoring identifies high-risk patients and may slow plaque growth in coronary artery disease, offering a robust way to measure heart risk…