Heart disease in all its forms is the biggest single health problem facing the European Union, costing the bloc’s 25 member countries a total of 169 billion euros in 2003, according…

A Mayo Clinic research team used a simple, noninvasive tool (arterial tonometer) to discover an association between stiffness in arteries and the presence and amount of coronary artery calcium,…

Heart disease patients who eat one grapefruit daily can significantly reduce the levels of cholesterol in their blood in comparison to patients who do not eat the fruit, a new study…

Individuals who have abnormal findings on exercise stress testing are more likely to have lower than higher socioeconomic status, and these physiologic characteristics may help account…

The patients involved in the heart ‘domino’ transplant involving the youngest living heart donor are progressing well in the recovery process and the heart donor – Jason Wolfe - has been…

Estrogen therapy does not appear to reduce the risk of heart attack or coronary death in healthy postmenopausal women, although some data suggest a lower coronary heart…

Women with heart attack symptoms take far longer to get to the hospital than men do, according to a study in Ireland.

Men, meanwhile, are more likely than…

The rate of heart failure in the US among older adults increased from the 1970s to the 1990s, but survival rates have improved, new research shows. Both of these trends were…

A University of Alberta researcher believes obese humans face same dangers from diesel exhaust and coal emissions.

Obese individuals at risk of diabetes are in danger of cardiovascular events,…

The high-fat “diet” that diabetic heart muscle consumes helps make cardiovascular disease the most common killer of diabetic patients, according to a study done at…

Although ischemic heart disease – the reduction of blood flow that can lead to heart attacks – is often considered a “man’s disease,” it takes the lives…

U.S. women still do not fully understand their high risk of heart disease and are confused by reports that suggest being overweight and inactive are not really that dangerous,…

U.S. regulators have granted approval for the drug Ranexa in the treatment of chronic angina.

Angina causes chest pain because of an insufficient supply of oxygen to the heart.

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Chocolate is typically not part of a heart-healthy diet. But what if chocolate delivered substances that are good for the heart? Mars, the maker of…

Erectile dysfunction may provide a warning sign of significant coronary heart disease researchers from the University of Chicago report in the January 23 issue of the Archives…

Lower than normal blood pressure appears to raise the risk of death in patients with heart failure, according to a report in the American Heart Journal.

Previous studies have…

Sticking to a low-calorie diet over the long term slows the decline in heart function that normally occurs with aging, according to a study in the Journal of the American College…

Women with waistlines of 35 inches or more are at greater risk of heart disease than thinner women, according to a new study by researchers at…

In healthy volunteers, the equivalent of two cups of coffee reduced the body’s ability to boost blood flow to the heart muscle in response to exercise, and the effect was stronger…

Every year, heart disease claims an estimated 7 million lives, according to the World Health Organization. Scientists have struggled to pinpoint the precise genes behind this…

Older adults who regularly eat whole grains like high-fiber cereals and cooked oatmeal may be less likely to develop a cluster of conditions that raise the risk of heart…

Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) are now more likely to use evidence-based therapies than they were a few years ago, but room for improvement still exists, new research…

Telemonitoring helps gauge heart failure patients’ adherence to home-based exercise training after they have completed a hospital-based course, according to Australian researchers - and adherence is “critical” for sustaining the benefit…

In a study of people with severe heart failure, those treated early with angioplasty or coronary bypass surgery to improve blood flow to the heart had significantly better survival than…

In mice with a type of heart disease found in humans, switching from a standard soy-based diet to one in which milk is the major protein source radically improves the…