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The eyes may carry important early clues to heart disease, signaling damage to tiny blood vessels long before symptoms start to show elsewhere, researchers reported on Tuesday.

People with…

Antiretroviral medications for HIV do not seem to increase the risk of cardiovascular events, suggest a pair of studies in the August issue of AIDS. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams…

Patients hospitalized for heart failure should continue to take a blood pressure drug known as a beta blocker, a team of US heart doctors report, because it is…

When it comes to risk for a heart attack, having excess fat around the heart may be worse than having a high body mass index or a…

Data from 260 hospitals across the United States has led to the creation of a new method for physicians to more accurately determine the severity of heart failure in…

Improving patient care by “personalizing” the practice of medicine often results from studying specific drugs and their impact of genetic biomarkers.

New research underway at GW by Travis O’Brien, PhD, looks at the drug…

A study out of Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center demonstrates emergency room doctors are correctly identifying patients who are having a heart attack, even when laboratory…

Researchers have found the first evidence that smaller size at birth is associated with specific alterations in the functioning of the heart…

Survivors of cardiac arrest who received intensive care can expect long-term quality of life at reasonable expense to the health care system. Research published today in BioMed Central’s open access journal…

Dr Charles Worringham of Queensland University of Technology’s Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation said the unique ‘Cardiomobile’ monitoring system, developed by Gold Coast company Alive Technologies, was being…

On June 16, 2008, Barbara Ganschow of Palatine, IL, became the first person in the world to be successfully treated with a new device designed to…

Better treatments have improved survival in people with coronary heart disease, but the quality of those extra years may be less than ideal, according to research…

Men who believe they are at low risk of a heart attack may in fact live longer than those with a more pessimistic outlook, a new study…

Patients with kidney disease - especially end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis - are less likely to receive recommended medications after a heart attack, reports a study…

Mayo Clinic researchers have found a gene mutation linked to one family’s hereditary form of atrial fibrillation. Researchers hope this discovery will lead to better understanding…

Athletes who take part in competitive sport should be screened for potentially fatal heart problems before they compete, according to a study published on BMJ.com today.

The…

Women benefit just about as much as men from cardiac catheterization after having a heart attack, according to a study published on Tuesday, contradicting previous indications that the procedure may…

Women may respond less favorably than men to cardiovascular disease (CV) drug-treatments for enlarged heart, according to NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center physician-scientists.

For the first time, researchers have uncovered that women…

More evidence for the beneficial effect of green tea on risk factors for heart disease has emerged in a new study reported in…

Heart disease is the nation’s number one killer for women. But, the well-known heart attack symptoms – acute pain, tightness, burning and a dull ache in the chest – describe what men…

Nearly one in five patients experiences chest pain one year after having a heart attack, according to a report in the June 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine,…

If there’s something positive about the death of celebrities, it’s that they create opportunities to educate the average Jane and Joe Public about diseases that also affect them.

In the recent…

The widespread adoption of the use of drug-releasing coronary artery stents into routine practice is associated with a decrease in the need for repeat procedures to unblock coronary…

People who have an exaggerated blood pressure response to low-level exercise may be at increased risk of heart disease, a study suggests.

Researchers found that among more than 3,000…

Loyola University Hospital has become the first Chicago-area hospital to treat heart problems with a magnetically guided catheter that’s much more precise than manual catheters - and…