BACKGROUND: Few middle-aged and older adults engage in regular leisure-time exercise. Incidental physical activity (IPA) encompasses activities of daily living outside the leisure-time domain. No dose ...

It is well recognized that cigarette smoking is a major cause of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of ...

BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...

Whereas obesity is a common confounder when interpreting natriuretic peptide values, and the presence of atrial fibrillation has an important influence on pretest probability, other confounders are ...

BACKGROUND: Despite reported racial disparities between Black and White adults in short-term outcomes after abdominal aortic ...

BACKGROUND: Shared genetic and lifestyle risk factors may underlie the development of both coronary artery disease (CAD) and dementia. We examined whether an increased genetic risk for CAD is ...

Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is an inherited heart disease characterized by irregular rhythms and right ventricular dysplasia. Sequence variations in desmosomal ...

The efficacy of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in improving outcomes after nontraumatic intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) remains uncertain, with inconsistent findings from randomized clinical trials.

A family history of myocardial infarction influences the risk of cardiovascular disease. The risk is highest when parental cardiac damage occurs at a younger age. However, it is still unknown whether ...