Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

This channel includes news and new technology innovations from cardiovascular clinical trials. These clinical studies include all cardiac subspecialties.

News | Heart Failure

Study Finds Higher Risk in Families of Black Patients with Inherited Muscle Disease

February 11, 2022 – Black patients diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) of unknown cause are more likely to have ...

February 11, 2022

News | Heart Failure

‘Pop-up’ Electronic Sensors Could Detect When Individual Heart Cells Misbehave

February 11, 2022 — Engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a powerful new tool that monitors ...

February 11, 2022

The American College of Cardiology will host the 71st Annual Scientific Session & Expo live, in person, in Washington, DC, April 2 – 4, 2022, and provides the opportunity to network with colleagues

Feature | ACC | By Melinda Taschetta-Millane

Keynote Speakers Announced for ACC 2022

The American College of Cardiology will host the 71st Annual Scientific Session & Expo live, in person, in Washington ...

February 11, 2022

Figure 1Recommended Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. ∗While not marketed in the United States, DCBs are available for clinical use in Canada, with 1-3 months of DAPT recommended. DAPT = dual antiplatelet therapy; LD, limited data. Reprinted from Capodanno D, Alfonso F, Levine GN, Valgimigli M, Angiolillo DJ. ACC/AHA versus ESC guidelines on dual antiplatelet therapy: JACC guideline comparison. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018;72(23 Pt A):2915-2931, with permission from

News | Womens Cardiovascular Health

SCAI Releases Expert Consensus on Gender-specific Considerations in Myocardial Revascularization

February 9, 2022 — A newly released expert consensus statement on sex-specific considerations in myocardial ...

February 09, 2022

Expression of SARS-CoV-2 receptors in human cardiac PCs in situ: Immunofluorescence stainings showing PCs in the human heart. (A,B) Identification of CD31−CD34+PDGFRβ+ PCs around microvessels. CD31 recognises the vessel lumen, the CD34 labels both the luminal ECs and perivascular PCs, while PDGFRβ labels both PCs and vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) in the arteriole’s tunica media. (C–F) A subset of PDGFRβ+ cardiac PCs express ACE2 (C,D) and CD147 (E,F). α-SMA labels some PCs and arterioles’ VSMCs (C,D)

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein Binds to Heart’s Vascular Cells Potentially Contributing to Severe Microvascular Damage

February 9, 2022 — A new study has shown how SARS-CoV-2 may contribute to severe microvascular damage seen in severely ...

February 09, 2022

A new study is the first to show that a remote cognitive assessment could help with tracking patients with cardiovascular risk. Getty Images

News | Cardiovascular Clinical Studies

Study: Cognitive Assessments Can Help Track Cardio Risk

February 8, 2022 — A new study is the first to show that a remote cognitive assessment could help with tracking patients ...

February 07, 2022

New study finds children treated for MIS-C had normal heart function within three months after their first symptoms

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Heart Function Recovers Quickly in Children With COVID-19 Related MIS-C

January 19, 2022 — Heart function recovery returned within three months in children who developed COVID-19 related multi ...

January 19, 2022

The Endologix PQ Bypass System is a percutaneous femoral-popliteal bypass system that enables a minimally invasive, catheter-based procedure to put a graft in a patient's femoral vein to bypass blockages in the SFA.

News | Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD)

First-of-its-Kind Outpatient Transcatheter Leg Artery Bypass Procedure Performed

January 17, 2022 – The Vascular Care Group (TVCG) announced Stephen J. Hoenig M.D., successfully completed a ...

January 17, 2022

Vascular network (red) in healthy heart tissue (left) and in severe Covid-19 (right). Due to faulty reforming of the network as a result of Covid-19, numerous branches, splits and even loops develop in the capillaries, which can be analysed mathematically. Image courtesy of M. Reichardt, P. Møller Jensen, T. Salditt

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Innovative X-ray Imaging Shows COVID-19 Can Cause Vascular Damage to the Heart

December 23, 2021 — An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Göttingen and Hannover Medical School (MHH ...

December 23, 2021

A large-scale NIH genetic testing study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that are strongly associated with blood lipid levels and generated a polygenic cardiovascular risk score to predict elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. Getty Images

Feature | Genetic Testing

Diverse Genome Sequences Provide a Powerful Tool for Studying Risk of Heart Disease

In a large-scale study of people from diverse ancestries, researchers narrowed down the number of genomic variants that ...

December 17, 2021

The Fuster-CNIC-Ferrer cardiovascular polypill combines three drugs into one pill to make it easier for for patients to comply with secondary cardiovascular prevention therapy.

News | Pharmaceuticals

First Real-world Study of CNIC-Polypill Shows Lower Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events

December 16, 2021 – Spanish pharmaceutical company Ferrer and the Spanish National Center for Cardiovascular Research ...

December 16, 2021

News | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AHA Funds Research on Underlying Causes and Therapies for Cardiovascular Impacts of Long COVID

December 15, 2021 — As COVID-19 variants continue to spread and individuals struggle with lingering effects long after ...

December 15, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Study Reviews Severity of COVID-19 Heart Inflammation in College Athletes

Jean Jeudy, M.D., professor of radiology and vice chair of informatics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine ...

December 14, 2021

Orlando Health used a hands-on simulation and online education to standardize response to code events and reduce time to first shock for sudden cardiac arrest. Getty Images

News | Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Hospital Initiative Reduced Time to First Shock for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrests

December 9, 2021 — During in-hospital cardiac arrests, responding quickly and confidently to code events requires a ...

December 09, 2021

Videos | Coronavirus (COVID-19)

VIDEO: Cardiac MRI Assessment of Myocarditis Caused by COVID-19 Vaccinations

Kate Hanneman, M.D., MPH FRCPC, director of cardiac imaging research JDMI, and the medical imaging site director at ...

December 06, 2021