We are used to thinking of heart disease as a product of genetic factors or lifestyle choices, such as what we eat and how much we…

We are used to thinking of heart disease as a product of genetic factors or lifestyle choices, such as what we eat and how much we…

One minute, he’s a strapping 40-year-old with an enviable cholesterol level, working out on his treadmill.

The next, he’s dead.

That an abnormality in…

European cardiologists called on Friday for greater use of stents, in a move that could boost demand for the tiny scaffolds that are used to prop open clogged arteries.

The…

Millions more patients could benefit from taking statins, drugs typically used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, than current prescribing guidelines suggest, Johns Hopkins…

Exercise helps people recover after a heart attack but the benefits vanish when the workouts stop, Swiss researchers said on Monday.

Blood vessel function improved after four weeks of…

A novel signaling pathway plays a significant role in the production of aldosterone, a hormone that promotes heart failure after a myocardial infarction, according to a study conducted by Thomas…

Implantable defibrillators, which protect against deadly heart rhythms, may offer little benefit for older people who have other serious health problems at the time of heart failure, U.S. researchers…

A novel signaling pathway plays a significant role in the production of aldosterone, a hormone that promotes heart failure after a myocardial infarction, according to a study conducted by Thomas…

A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has demonstrated that a new immunohistochemical test is reliable in diagnosing a dangerous arrhythmic heart disease known…

A study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has demonstrated that a new immunohistochemical test is reliable in diagnosing a dangerous arrhythmic heart disease known as arrhythmogenic…

A report in Circulation from the Framingham Heart Study, which compared acute myocardial infarction (AMI) incidence in 9824 men and women over four decades, has proposed an explanation for the apparent paradox…

Heart bypass surgery is more expensive for older women than it is for other patient groups, New York researchers report in the Annals of Surgery.

The results also indicate that…

The use of common and readily available screening tests—like the ankle brachial index (ABI)—along with traditional risk scoring systems—such as the Framingham Risk Score—has the potential to prevent devastating heart…

Women with suspected coronary artery disease who suffer from depression have significantly higher health care costs than those who are not depressed, according to findings from…

When Joyce Moss recently arrived at Loyola University Hospital with a life-threatening heart attack, it took just 42 minutes to perform an emergency balloon angioplasty.

The procedure…

New research out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine identifies the presence of cardiovascular risk factors as an indicator of how likely it is…

The new medical subspecialty of Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology will lead the way in providing technically advanced yet cost-effective care for patients with heart…

Following an acute coronary syndrome such as a heart attack or unstable angina, patients who receive a medication to reduce the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding that…

African American patients fare worse following a heart attack than do Caucasian patients, and it’s not for any genetic reason or because of any great differences in treatment, new research indicates.

Excessive daytime sleepiness is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular-related mortality as well as mortality from other causes in elderly individuals, French researchers report.

“Complaints of excessive daytime sleepiness…

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have unlocked the mystery of a puzzling human disease and gained insight into cardiovascular development, all thanks to a big-hearted…

Long-haul flights can be risky for people with certain types of heart and lung conditions, as well as anyone who has had surgery recently, investigators warn.

“The environmental and physiologic…

An examination of clinical practice guidelines for treating cardiovascular disease finds that current recommendations are largely based on lower levels of evidence or expert opinion,…

Bouts of anger can create electrical changes in the heart that may be dangerous to some heart disease patients, a study published Monday suggests.

The study, of 62 patients with…