According to a Florida autopsy report a 4-year-old boy who collapsed in June after riding a rocket simulator at Walt Disney World had a serious heart defect which…

Heart failure patients are less likely to die after they go home from the hospital if the hospital has participated in an organized quality improvement program, compared with patients treated…

A University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center team today is reporting high levels of success, and lowered risk and radiation dose, from a new approach to treating…

Aspirin may significantly reduce death rates in post-menopausal women with heart disease, according to a long-term observational study reported by researchers on Monday.

“It was shown before and…

Children who start out skinny and small, but gain weight relatively rapidly after the age of two are at increased risk for Coronary heart disease later in life, researchers…

According to the results of a new study by researchers at Johns Hopkins, Viagra, a drug used to treat Erectile dysfunction (ED) in millions of men, reduces the stimulatory effects…

A new study has identified a molecular defect in cardiac cells that may be a fundamental cause of heart failure, a progressive weakening of the heart that leaves the…

In patients with left-ventricular dysfunction and severe mitral regurgitation secondary to associated cardiac disease, what’s good for adults may also be good for kids.

In a study of 12…

Patients with long-standing alcoholism who undergo heart surgery are four times more likely to acquire an infection after the operation than their non-alcoholic peers, according to a new report.…

Embryonic stem cell research moved a step forward on Friday as French scientists reported they had used master cells from mice to repair heart damage in sheep.

Researchers at…

Under certain circumstances, mobile phones can have adverse effects on the function of pacemakers, but the devices usually start working properly again once the phones are moved away, researchers in Turkey report.

cardiovascular disease in women is under-diagnosed and under-treated compared to cases in men, an expert said on Friday.

“Many women are unaware that Coronary heart disease is their main…