Cardiovascular diseases

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News • Machine learning analysis

‘Two-for-one’ screening uses mammograms to predict heart disease in women

Using AI to help detect one of the leading killers of women worldwide: A new machine learning model can successfully predict heart disease risk in women by analysing mammograms.

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News • Integrating technology into care

AI can help older adults gather more accurate blood pressure readings at home

Use of an AI voice agent to prompt self-reported blood pressure readings may help improve accuracy of at-home blood pressure measures and patient outcomes in older patients with hypertension.

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News • Between the heart and the brain

Why mental health should be included in cardiovascular care

Systematic screening and support for mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, or PTSD should become normalised in cardiovascular care, cardiologists urge in a new Consensus Statement.

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Roxana Mehran, MD

Prestigious honor for contributions to cardiovascular medicine

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has awarded Roxana Mehran, MD, from Mount Sinai, with its top honor, the “ESC Gold Medal”, during a special ceremony at the ESC Congress in Madrid.

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News • Bacterial buildup to myocardial infarction

Heart attacks may be triggered by infection, study finds

An unexpected trigger for heart attack: Researchers show that dormant bacteria can contribute to atherosclerotic plaques and fatal myocardial infarction, effectively making it an infectious disease.

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News • Higher risk stroke and heart attack

Covid infection accelerates vascular aging – especially in women

Blood vessels become stiffer with age, but a new study suggests that a Covid infection could accelerate this process, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease, including stroke and heart attack.

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