KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 25 (UPI) -- U.S. patients age 90 and older who come to an emergency room with acute coronary syndromes are less likely to receive recommended treatments.

BETHESDA, Md., March 17 (UPI) -- The American College of Cardiology warns U.S. patients taking Plavix for any reason, to consult their cardiologist before stopping this medication.

BARCELONA, Spain, March 7 (UPI) -- A study shows replacing a leaky aorta valve before major symptoms develop is better than waiting until afterward.

DALLAS, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The Dallas-based American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have published Peripheral Arterial Disease Guidelines.

NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- An in-depth medical study in New Haven, Conn., has determined what steps are necessary to provide rapid angioplasty treatment for heart attack patients.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Three major U.S. pediatrics and cardiology institutions say they have developed the first recommendations for pediatric cardiology training.

STOURBRIDGE, England, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- A study published Monday in the British medical journal Heart suggests women believe cardiology is not a family friendly career choice.

CHICAGO, March 30 (UPI) -- It is worth the added $2,000 to use drug-laced stents, tiny coils used to prop open clogged arteries, because the drugs prevent reclogging and repeat surgery. Researchers reported the finding Sunday at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiol