The recalled Sprint Fidelis implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) leads (Medtronic) failed more often in younger patients, women, and individuals with hereditary heart disease, according to a multicenter study published…

Patients receiving nitrous oxide as part of general anesthesia for surgery may be at increased long-term risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack), reports a study in the February issue…

A team of scientists at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere has discovered that a single alteration in the genetic code of about a fourth of African-Americans helps protect them…

U.S. health advisers backed Abbott Laboratories’ RX Acculink carotid stent on Wednesday as another option for a wider group of patients whose clogged neck arteries put them at…

Devices to restore a normal heartbeat after cardiac arrest appear to be less useful at home than in public places, researchers said Wednesday.

The so-called automatic external defibrillators, or…

An analysis of data on more than 45,000 patients who underwent coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery at an academic medical center over the…

A common implantable device that helps stop dangerous heart rhythms by sending out small jolts of electricity sometimes misfires, Dutch researchers warn.

Over 5 years, they found more than one…

Using inexpensive air filters may help reduce cardiovascular disease risk that results from exposure to air pollution, according to researchers from Canada, who studied healthy adultsliving in…

Women treated for breast cancer with radiation therapy are more likely to die from heart disease 20 years or more down the line than women who don’t get radiation, according to…

Employees with myocardial infarction (heart attack) and other types of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are a major source of direct and indirect health costs, reports a study in the…

People who drink regularly, especially heavy drinkers, may be more likely than teetotalers to suffer atrial fibrillation, a type of abnormal heart rhythm, according to a research review.

In…

People without heart disease should think twice before taking cholesterol-lowering statins, British researchers warn in a report out Wednesday.

While the popular drugs require a prescription in the US, they are…

A European study investigating the links between diet and disease has found that people who consume more fruit and vegetables…

Skin cells from a patient with an inherited heart disease were the seeds of a stem cell experiment that could help researchers test specific treatments for the disease,…

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. But heart disease is more than just one disease; there are many different…

Among older adults with a recent heart attack (myocardial infarction), those with lower levels of kidney function are less likely to take their medications as prescribed,…

The discovery that high levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (the “good cholesterol”) is associated with reduced risk of cardiovascular disease has fostered intensive research to modify…

A computer decision model suggests that for patients with a history of bleeding within the brain, the risk of recurrence associated with statin treatment…

A study that included more than 100,000 patients who received implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) found that about 20 percent did not meet evidence-based guidelines for receipt of…

Many people are getting implantable heart defibrillators who do not meet treatment guidelines, boosting costs of care and risks of complications, researchers said on Tuesday.

They said as many as…

It’s no secret that eating well is good for both body and mind, so it may not come as a surprise that a new study finds women who…

Everyone knows that exercise comes with metabolic and cardiovascular benefits, but scientists understand surprisingly little about how physical activity influences the heart itself. Now, a new study in the December 23rd…

Shouldering family demands and worries seems to increase the risk of angina, the precursor to coronary artery disease, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and…

Research on reducing risks, improving medical treatment and improving lifestyle behaviors to fight the battle against heart disease and stroke are among the key scientific findings that…