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CHD in newborn infants takes a toll on parents’ mental health

15 Jan 2026 by

Parents of an infant born with congenital heart defects (CHD) are at increased risk of depression, with the risk peaking around the first 12 months and decreasing thereafter.

CHD in newborn infants takes a toll on parents’ mental health

15 Jan 2026

Maternal asthma may raise congenital heart defect risk in offspring

15 Jan 2026 by

Asthma and allergic tendency in mothers appear to elevate the risk of congenital heart defect (CHD) in their children, suggests a study, noting that nonallergic asthma also contributes to such risk.

Maternal asthma may raise congenital heart defect risk in offspring

15 Jan 2026

Frailty scale predicts mortality in HF patients

15 Jan 2026

The Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) can independently predict mortality at 2 years in patients with heart failure (HF), suggests a study.

Frailty scale predicts mortality in HF patients

15 Jan 2026

Children with repaired CHD have impaired cardiorespiratory fitness

14 Jan 2026 by

Children with surgically corrected congenital heart disease (CHD) have a significantly reduced cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) compared with controls in a meta-analysis and meta-regression.

Children with repaired CHD have impaired cardiorespiratory fitness

14 Jan 2026

CHD subtypes linked to increased risk of low Apgar scores in newborns

14 Jan 2026 by

According to a study, several congenital heart defect (CHD) subtypes are associated with an elevated risk of low Apgar scores at 5 mins after birth in newborns.

CHD subtypes linked to increased risk of low Apgar scores in newborns

14 Jan 2026

Loss of Y chromosome ups MI risk in older men

13 Jan 2026

Loss of the Y chromosome (LOY) in older men tend to increase their risk of myocardial infarction (MI), but not ischaemic stroke, suggests a study.

Loss of Y chromosome ups MI risk in older men

13 Jan 2026

Sooner is better when initiating DAPT after minor stroke or high-risk TIA

12 Jan 2026

Initiating dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) within 24 h of onset of a minor ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) yields the greatest clinical benefit, with the therapeutic effect declining progressively beyond this period, as shown in a study.

Sooner is better when initiating DAPT after minor stroke or high-risk TIA

12 Jan 2026

Long-term aspirin use may raise HF incidence

10 Jan 2026

Long-term use of aspirin tends to increase the risk of heart failure (HF) in individuals without cardiovascular disease (CVD), suggests a recent study.

Long-term aspirin use may raise HF incidence

10 Jan 2026

SGLT2 inhibitors improve cardiovascular, hepatic outcomes in MASLD patients

09 Jan 2026

In addition to improving glycaemic control, the use of SGLT2 inhibitors also appears to reduce mortality, hospitalization, cardiovascular events, and liver complications in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), according to a study.

SGLT2 inhibitors improve cardiovascular, hepatic outcomes in MASLD patients

09 Jan 2026

Intravenous thrombolysis safe, beneficial for stroke patients with recent DOAC use

09 Jan 2026

In the treatment of acute ischaemic stroke in patients with recent direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) use, intravenous thrombolysis appears to be safe and is associated with improvements in functional outcomes, according to a study.

Intravenous thrombolysis safe, beneficial for stroke patients with recent DOAC use

09 Jan 2026

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CHD in newborn infants takes a toll on parents’ mental health

CHD in newborn infants takes a toll on parents’ mental health

Maternal asthma may raise congenital heart defect risk in offspring

Maternal asthma may raise congenital heart defect risk in offspring

Frailty scale predicts mortality in HF patients

Frailty scale predicts mortality in HF patients

Children with repaired CHD have impaired cardiorespiratory fitness

Children with repaired CHD have impaired cardiorespiratory fitness

CHD subtypes linked to increased risk of low Apgar scores in newborns

CHD subtypes linked to increased risk of low Apgar scores in newborns

Loss of Y chromosome ups MI risk in older men

Loss of Y chromosome ups MI risk in older men

Sooner is better when initiating DAPT after minor stroke or high-risk TIA

Sooner is better when initiating DAPT after minor stroke or high-risk TIA

Long-term aspirin use may raise HF incidence

Long-term aspirin use may raise HF incidence

SGLT2 inhibitors improve cardiovascular, hepatic outcomes in MASLD patients

SGLT2 inhibitors improve cardiovascular, hepatic outcomes in MASLD patients

Intravenous thrombolysis safe, beneficial for stroke patients with recent DOAC use

Intravenous thrombolysis safe, beneficial for stroke patients with recent DOAC use