A new app hopes to reduce readmissions for MI by allowing patients to track medications, future appointments and lifestyle changes. It was unveiled at last week’s American College of Cardiology Cardiovascular Summit in Las Vegas and aims to reduce readmissions for those who already experienced myocardial infarction (MI).

Myocardial injury in sepsis patients was associated with a heightened risk of short-term mortality but not one-year mortality, according to a study in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.

At least two servings of yogurt per week can decrease the chances of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) by up to 30 percent in hypertensive adults, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Hypertension.

The name of the game at this year’s American College of Cardiology (ACC) Scientific Sessions is innovation. Between thousands of handpicked poster sessions, 20 late-breakers and a handful of featured clinical research trials, presenters will focus on the latest in cutting-edge cardiology, ACC leaders said at a Wednesday, Feb. 21 briefing.

Google researchers are testing an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that aims to predict a person’s risk of heart attack or stroke by examining images of the patient’s retina. They hope this method can eventually replace more invasive techniques for predicting cardiovascular disease.

Young women presenting to the hospital with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) report more non-chest related symptoms than men. Perhaps as a result of this complexity, patients and physicians are less likely to perceive those early symptoms as heart-related, according to a study published Feb. 19 in Circulation.

Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) provide additional benefit to antiplatelet therapy following acute coronary syndrome (ACS)—but only for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)—according to a meta-analysis in JAMA Cardiology.

A plasma test to determine the maximum density of a blood clot and how long it takes to break down could help identify heart attack patients at increased risk for cardiovascular death or another myocardial infarction (MI), according to a study published Jan. 29 in the European Heart Journal.