Patients with periodontitis, especially infections causing a high concentration of pathogens in the blood, have an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to findings published in the Archives of…

A new study has found that waist measurements are a better indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than body mass index (BMI).

The results from the first large…

Older adults may have to work harder than young people to perform the same physical activity, but regular exercise may close that age gap, research findings suggests.

In…

A new model developed at the University of Washington provides an accurate estimate of one-, two-, and three-year survival rates and average years of…

In this community-based study, the research team studied the records of patients treated between 1990 and 2003. Those records included 197 patients with advanced degrees of obesity…

Deaths from coronary artery heart disease in Ireland have halved since the mid 1980s, finds research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Almost half…

Deaths from heart disease in Ireland have fallen by nearly 50 percent in 15 years thanks to lifestyle changes and improved treatments, researchers said on Wednesday.

About half the decrease was…

A study presented during the American College of Cardiology’s inaugural Innovation in Intervention: The i2 Summit 2006 in Atlanta, Ga., will answer intriguing questions about whether repairing a hole in…

Many people who suffer “non-ischemic” cardiac death - a cardiac death that is not related to restricted blood flow to the coronary arteries - appear to have structurally normal…

Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio…

Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio…

A group of cardiologists has launched a campaign to encourage people at risk for heart disease to learn their ejection fraction, or “EF” - a measure of the…

Taking aspirin to prevent coronary heart disease is beneficial and cost-effective for a wider range of men than is often recognized, a study from the University…

Working on genetically engineered obese mice with seriously thickened hearts, a condition call cardiac hypertrophy, scientists at Johns Hopkins have used a nerve protection and growth…

People who have endured the symptoms and risks of an irregular heartbeat for years can get long-lasting relief from a procedure that takes less than two hours, a definitive new…

There is growing evidence that what’s good for the heart is also a boon for the aging brain, according to a new research review.

In a survey of…

Having an overactive thyroid gland is linked with an increased risk for atrial fibrillation (a type of abnormal heart rhythm), but neither an over- or under active thyroid…

According to researchers, infections - including those acquired in hospitals, could explain why women die more frequently than men after heart bypass surgery and the explanations for…

Researchers have developed a method to engineer blood vessels within the tissue of previously engineered heart muscle. Trials have resulted in significant improvement in heart function.

The study is published in…

To detect “silent” or new cardiac abnormalities, all patients hospitalized for stroke should receive continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring (telemetry) for at least the first 24 hours after the stroke is detected,…

“About 40 percent of the American public is considered to be at moderate risk for heart disease,” says Iftikhar Kullo, M.D., of Mayo Clinic, the lead author…

Ezetimibe plus simvastatin, a combination of two anti-cholesterol drugs marketed by Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals as Vytorin, is no more damaging to muscles than simvastatin alone, a team at Rush University Medical Center…

New research is reinforcing the longstanding belief that a connection exists between periodontal disease, or severe gum inflammation, and cardiovascular disease.

But according to…

A new review of studies supports the government’s opinion that too little evidence exists to support a device that uses balloon-like pants as a treatment for heart…

People who have “prehypertension,” blood pressure levels just below the cut-off for a diagnosis of high blood pressure, have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a report in The American Journal…