Heart Disease news
More evidence seen for fiber cutting heart risks
A diet that includes diverse sources of fiber may help prevent several major risk factors for heart disease,…
Resistance training OK for heart failure patients
Contrary to qualms about deleterious effects on the heart, people with chronic heart failure can safely undertake a…
One in three U.S. teens at risk of heart disease
According to researchers in the U.S. as many as one in three American teens are physically unfit and…
Living in the city - bad for you heart
According to new research, living in a busy city is bad for your heart.
It seems…
Significant Independent Association between Air Pollution, Cardiovascular Risk
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) today published the findings of a study directed by Mount…
Researchers Provide Study of Early Heart Development
Researchers at The Burnham Institute for Medical Research have provided detailed insights into the early formation of the…
Dark chocolate may cut heart disease risk: study
A few squares of dark chocolate every day might cut the risk of serious heart disease by helping…
Heart disease risk tool fails in women
A commonly used method for assessing heart disease risk appears to underestimate women’s risk for significant atherosclerosis (hardening…
Heart drug designed for U.S. blacks a cheaper option
According to researchers a new heart failure drug designed especially for blacks could reduce the amount it costs…
Perimenopause critical for preventing heart disease and osteoporosis
Research in monkeys suggests that the perimenopause - the five to 10 years before a woman’s menopause -…
Researchers Find Hole in Heart Does Not Make Stroke Inevitable
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that - contrary to current thinking by some in the medical community -…
Micronutrients helpful for heart failure patients
Micronutrient supplementation improves heart function and quality-of-life in elderly patients with chronic heart failure, according to a report…
Children with heart defects benefit from exercise
A small but compelling pilot study indicates that many children with serious congenital heart disease, who are typically…
Diet Advice Leads to Modest Drop in Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Giving people advice about healthy eating, even in small doses, appears to produce changes in diet that lead…
New Link Between Gum and Cardiovascular Diseases
Virginia Commonwealth University researchers have found that changes in the plasma lipoprotein profile of patients with severe periodontitis…
Are Women Tougher When It Comes to Heart Disease?
Women with heart problems may be “tougher” about their disease than their male counterparts, a new University…
Low thyroid without symptoms increases heart risk
The results of a study of older adults suggest that people who have an under active thyroid, or…
Mediterranean diet good for the heart
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet for three months can reduce the risk of heart disease by 15 percent, a…
Hostility increased risk in men with heart disease
Men with heart disease who have high levels of hostility are more than twice as likely as men…
Group urges FDA to hold off on diabetes drug
An experimental diabetes drug that may increase the risk of congestive heart failure and death should not be…
