A new agent that slows heart rate by inhibiting sodium-potassium channels found in the sino-atrial node of the heart appears to benefit heart failure patients when added on to current…

A meta-analysis of a number of cohorts studies published in the International Journal of Cardiology (2009;137:216-25) demonstrates that habitual coffee consumption may be associated with a lower risk of coronary…

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published new guidance on the management of chronic heart failure. This updates and replaces the previous guideline in this area…

A new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine (Ann Int Med 2010;153:499-506) suggests that the risk of cardiovascular events increases sharply in the month following invasive dental treatment.…

Patients at moderate to high risk of cardiovascular disease should be screened for elevated Lp(a) and take niacin to lower levels to under 50 mg/dL (1.3 mmol/L), according to a…

Individuals at high cardiovascular risk but without diabetes who followed a Mediterranean diet had half the rate of new-onset diabetes over four years compared with those on a low-fat diet…

High Intake of Fruit and Vegetables Again Linked to Reduced Heart Disease Risk In the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study, published online January 19, 2011 in…

Randomised studies suggest that calcium supplements without coadministered vitamin D are associated with an increased incidence of myocardial infarction. Dr Mark J Bolland and team carried out a meta-analysis of…