Cardiology Testing March 5, 2026
New research presented at THT 2026 suggests that the NT-proBNP biomarker could give us a glimpse into which patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) will benefit the most from transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (TEER). Using data from the EuroTR registry, researchers evaluated 2.2k patients undergoing TEER, and organized them into three NT-proBNP categories (≤1,674, 1,675-3,743, >3,743 […]
Cardiology Testing March 2, 2026
There might be a bigger difference between the types of cardiac troponin assays, after a recent JACC analysis found that the type of troponin could help us better understand the kind of damage occurring after a heart attack. As part of a multicohort validation, researchers examined 9.7k patients who were marked as having no known, […]
Cardiovascular Disease February 26, 2026
Imagine an America where two out of three women suffer from cardiovascular disease. What would it look like for your mother, sister, or daughter? The American Heart Association says you won’t have to imagine for long, with its latest scientific statement painting a grim picture of women’s cardiovascular health by 2050. Over the next 25 […]