The importance of vascular calcification in human disease has fueled interest in identifying both positive and negative mediators of vascular calcification. In this study, we have investigated the ...

Intended Use Practice guidelines provide recommendations applicable to patients with or at risk of developing cardiovascular disease. The focus is on medical practice in the United States, but ...

In the United States, the incidence rate of new or recurrent stroke is approximately 795 000 per year, and stroke prevalence for individuals over the age of 20 years is estimated at 6.5 million. 1 ...

Figure 1.Overview of the adrenergic nervous system (ANS) innervation of the cardiovascular system. Note that in contrast to the ANS, which innervates both atria and ventricles of the heart, the ...

The Utstein Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation Registry Template, introduced in 1991 and updated in 2004 and 2015, standardizes data collection to enable research, evaluation, and ...

Since 1980, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) have translated scientific evidence into clinical practice guidelines (guidelines) with recommendations to ...

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) is unique in its ability to noninvasively provide insights into cardiac morphology, myocardial architecture, blood flow, tissue perfusion, and function with ...

Effective myocardial function depends primarily on oxidative energy production. In humans, at a heart rate of 60 to 70 beats per minute, the oxygen consumption normalized per gram of myocardium is ...

Writing committees are instructed to consider the methodology of performance measure development 1, 2 and to ensure that the measures developed are aligned with AHA/ACC clinical practice guidelines.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the predominant cause of death globally, accounting for ≈30% of deaths each year. 1 The prevalence of CVD among adults (aged ≥20 years) in the United States was 48.6% ...

Non–vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) are now widely used as alternatives to warfarin for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation and management of venous thromboembolism. In clinical practice, ...