Dark papillary muscles sign: a novel prognostic marker for cardiac magnetic resonance

• by Giovanni Donato Aquaro, Carmelo De Gori, Giulia Grilli, Roberto Licordari, Andrea Barison, Giancarlo Todiere, Umberto Ianni, Matteo Parollo, Crysanthos Grigoratos, Luca Restivo, Antonio De Luca, Lorenzo Faggioni, Dania Cioni, Gianfranco Sinagra, Gianluca Di Bella, Emanuele Neri

• January 24, 2023

Medical Oddities: For the Birds—and the Brain

Birds for brains, blackout laughs, anti-aging tea, thin air, muscle memory—and torn marriages, all with a clinical touch this week.

• by Teraya Smith

• February 25, 2026

• 6 min

US Heart Health Progress Stalls

New US cardiovascular statistics document persistent gaps in prevention and treatment across hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cholesterol management, with marked disparities by age, income, and race.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• January 14, 2026

• 3 min

CHA2DS2-VA score for predicting ventricular arrhythmias and mortality in ICD patients with ischemic heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy: results from a prospective cohort

• by Benjamin Vögeli, Patrick Badertscher, Nicolas Schaerli, Christian Sticherling, Michael Kühne, Felix Mahfoud, Philipp Krisai, Beat Schär

• May 13, 2026