BACKGROUND: Screening for atrial fibrillation (AF) on the basis of AF risk may be more effective. We aimed to develop, ...

The following is intended to provide guidance for authors submitting scientific manuscripts that primarily focus on reporting health differences by race and/or ethnicity. These instructions aim to ...

In the article by Tsao et al, “Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2023 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association,” which published ahead of print on January 25, 2023, and appeared in the ...

On page e955 and in Tables 18 and 19 on page e957, the subsequent references after new Reference 18 are renumbered as References 19 through 37. On page e1029, in “Appendix 2. Reviewer Relationships ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects millions of patients worldwide, and its incidence has been increasing. AF is associated with morbidity and increased mortality risk. 1 Potential reversible causes of ...

The initial use of placebo medications in the late 18th century was not in the context of clinical trials. Placebos—or remedies given without curative intent—were often used by physicians aiming to ...

Heavy alcohol intake increases the risk of hypertension, but the relationship between light-to-moderate alcohol consumption and incident hypertension remains controversial. We prospectively followed ...

Our understanding of hypertension and the ability to lower blood pressure (BP) with pharmacotherapy advanced immensely during the second half of the 20th century and the early 21st century. However, ...

Outcomes among patients living alone at stroke onset could be directly affected by reduced access to acute therapies or indirectly through the effects of social isolation. We examined the associations ...

E‐cigarettes are popular for smoking cessation and as an alternative to combustible cigarettes. We assess the association between e‐cigarette use and having had a myocardial infarction (MI) and ...

Rapid and accurate identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) in the prehospital setting remains a central challenge in contemporary stroke systems of care. Although clinical severity scales such ...

Considerable apprehension often surrounds the issue of sudden cardiovascular arrest (SCA) during physical activity, especially that related to sexual intercourse. Sex-related SCA (SxSCA) has been ...