Explore the latest in cardiology, including treatment of acute coronary syndromes, dyslipidemia, heart failure, rhythm disorders, and more.
This cohort study evaluates the association of age and genetic risk score with annual rates of blood lipid changes among adults in China.
This cohort study assesses the prevalence of preexisting heart failure in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and its association with treatment patterns and outcomes using data from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results–Medicare registry.
This cohort study evaluates the association of epinephrine administration and time to first dose with survival in pediatric patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
This cohort study uses National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data to evaluate the association between number of days per week of recommended daily steps and mortality in adults.
This comparative effectiveness study uses data from 3 US claims databases to assess the comparative safety and effectiveness of specific oral anticoagulant therapies by dementia status among older patients with atrial fibrillation.
This systematic review assesses the utility of history, physical examination, and 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for differentiating primary hypertension from secondary hypertension in children and adolescents younger than 21 years of age.
This case report presents the electrocardiogram findings of a patient in their 70s with chest tightness and shortness of breath for 5 hours and loss of consciousness for 10 minutes.
This cohort study assesses patterns in treatment of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol using lipid-lowering therapy among patients with and without polyvascular disease.
This cross-sectional study examines data from the UK Biobank to explore the association between focal epilepsy compared with stroke or migraine and the risk of developing dementia and how that risk is affected by modifiable cardiovascular risk factors.
This cohort study investigates associations between left ventricular (LV) ejection fraction, LV end-systolic dimension index, and LV end-systolic volume index and risk of death in Japanese and Taiwanese individuals with chronic aortic regurgitation.
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the superiority of an augmented double wide-area circumferential ablation vs a standard single wide-area circumferential ablation in preventing recurrent atrial arrhythmias in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
This cohort study uses data from Medicare fee-for-service and a commercial insurance database to evaluate prescribing patterns of oral anticoagulants for patients with venous thromboembolism and identify clinical events that precede treatment changes.
This cross-sectional study evaluates statin use for primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the US by 10-year risk and by race and ethnicity.
This Medical News article discusses a new study in JAMA Surgery about outcome differences between women and men after the most common surgical treatment for coronary artery disease.
This study assesses the prevalence rates of cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, obesity, and tobacco use), treatment, and control among adults aged 20 to 44 years from 2009 through March 2020, overall and by sex and race and ethnicity.
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