For people over 70, pacemakers that stimulate only one part of the heart are just as effective as newer and more expensive devices that apply electricity to two of…

Findings from a study conducted in Worcester, Massachusetts, confirm that heart failure is an important cause of death and disability.

As reported in the American Journal of Medicine, Dr. Robert…

A new study has found that the parents of children born at a lower weight may have an increased risk of dying from Heart disease or Stroke - suggesting that…

Fewer people in Britain are dying from Heart disease but the north-south divide in deaths from the illness is widening, according to a review of studies on the topic.

Home blood pressure monitoring and ambulatory blood pressure monitoring - two different ways to measure blood pressure outside a doctor’s office - are both effective methods to detect “masked hypertension,” according to a…

Gastric bypass surgery to treat obesity lowers the risk of Heart disease even more than previously believed, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Patients who underwent the surgery showed improved…

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