Cardiology

Every Canadian should be trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and everyone should respond and provide chest compressions, with or without mouth-to-mouth ventilation, whether they are trained or not.

Reducing consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages and fruit juice is the key to preventing obesity and cardiometabolic disease, according to U.S. neuroendocrinologist Dr. Robert Lustig.

Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) may be an effective treatment in calcific aortic stenosis (AS), potentially reducing the risk of mortality in people with the condition by 30% over an eight-year period, according to early findings presented at this year’s Canadian Cardiovascular Congress

A look at the most popular supplements to help lower cholesterol.

First drug to be approved in Canada for the treatment of hyponatremia.

Neural damage can be prevented or delayed, expanding window for treatment, researchers find

Intravascular ultrasound can detect plaque, but researchers say it’s too early to routinely add it to angiography