Explore the latest research and articles on hypertension in this issue of Hypertension Journal by the American Heart Association.

Gene Ontology analysis from differentially expressed genes revealed expected changes in cell cycle, metabolism, and contractility. In addition, mRNA splicing was among the top enriched differentially ...

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of whether dyspnea has a cardiac cause is essential. Guidelines from 2016 were reported to result in a ...

Acute fulminant myocarditis (AFM) is characterized by sudden, severe cardiac inflammation causing hemodynamic instability or arrhythmia. 1 Currently, no approved medical therapy exists for AFM. Janus ...

Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging Essential coverage of all aspects of cardiovascular imaging to improve diagnostic accuracy and advance clinical practice Editor-in-Chief: Robert J. Gropler, MD View ...

Although hyperkalemia is defined as a serum potassium concentration >5 mEq/L, it is moderate (6 to 7 mEq/L) and severe (>7 mEq/L) hyperkalemia that are life-threatening and require immediate therapy.

A cardiac catheterization takes ≈45 minutes to complete. After a coronary angiogram, depending on the severity and pattern of any blockages detected in the coronary arteries, 3 common treatment paths ...

Some people are born with an extra piece of heart muscle tissue that connects directly between the atria and the ventricles, bypassing the AV node altogether. This abnormal piece of muscle is referred ...

While lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is a well-established risk factor for coronary heart disease, its relationship with cerebrovascular disease has remained more ambiguous, particularly among diverse ...

Stroke is the second leading cause of death globally, and in the United States, most strokes are ischemic. To date, therapeutic options for ischemic stroke in the hyperacute phase are limited to ...

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology An official, Open Access journal of the American Heart Association and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology Editor-in-Chief: Ashutosh P.

We analyzed data from 2017 to 2021 in the Cardiac Arrest Registry to Enhance Survival (CARES), comparing overdose‐attributable OHCA (OD‐OHCA) with OHCA from other nontraumatic causes (non‐OD‐OHCA).