Researchers at Sutter Health and colleagues at Stanford University tested the performance of the American Heart Association’s Predicting Risk of CVD Events (PREVENT) equations in the six largest Asian subgroups as well as in Mexican and Puerto Rican Hispanic subgroups. The findings, published in JAMA Cardiology, showed the PREVENT equations accurately predicted cardiovascular disease, atherosclerotic CVD (ASCVD) and heart failure events across broad, self-identified Asian and Hispanic patient populations.  

Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to have hidden heart damage, according to a major new study by Leicester researchers funded through a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Research Professorship

An alternative diagnostic method could improve early detection and treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

A University of Pittsburgh research team led by Dr. Kang Kim has received a $2.8 million NIH grant to develop super-resolution intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) technology that can visualize the tiny vessels surrounding arteries, called the vasa vasorum. These vessels play a key role in the development of vulnerable plaques that can lead to heart attacks. By combining advanced ultrasound sensors, microbubble contrast agents, and novel signal processing, the team aims to detect plaque vulnerability earlier and more accurately—potentially transforming how cardiovascular disease is diagnosed and prevented.

Nick Nurmohamed and colleagues have raised critical concerns regarding the detection of risk factors and the use of preventive measures before the occurrence of myocardial infarctions (MI). They performed a retrospective cohort study examining U.S. patients with their first MI between 2017 and 2022. Their results are published in European Heart Journal.