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Painkillers called COX-2 inhibitors may increase the risk of heart attacks by raising blood pressure and making the blood more likely to clot, researchers said on Thursday.

They do so…

Long QT syndrome is an uncommon, and sometimes fatal, heart rhythm disorder that is often present from birth. It gets its name from the peculiar pattern of the electrocardiogram (ECG…

UAB researchers are investigating a potential connection between a common stomach bacteria and the incidence of heart disease among African-Americans. The bacteria H. pylori is found in the lining of the stomach…

Patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing are two to four times more likely to experience complex, abnormal heart rhythms while sleeping than individuals without the problem, according to…

A new collaboration covers the spectrum from molecules to therapies. Three research organisations have announced the merging of their expertise to fight cardiovascular diseases, which are among the most common…

A British girl is thought to have become the first heart transplant patient in the UK and possibly the world to have had her donor organ removed and her own…

Research to be published in the April 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology provides the first explanation…

Patients enrolled in randomized clinical trials of coronary interventions are younger and have better cardiac risk profiles than the average patient in clinical practice, European heart doctors report. As such,…

If a high-fat cholesterol-laden snack doesn’t trigger a heart attack, then a healthy economy just might.

The risk of a fatal heart attack rises when the U.S. economy strengthens and increases…

When it comes to cell signaling and bioregulation, it’s tough to find a more important molecule than nitric oxide (NO). Dysfunction of NO-mediated signaling is thought to be…

A fiber-rich diet may help control levels of a blood protein linked to an increased risk of heart disease, new research suggests.

In a study of 524 healthy adults,…

Researchers on Friday poured cold water on the idea that moderate drinking helps prevent heart disease, noting that many studies include teetotalers as a control group but don’t ask…

Just when you thought those one or two glasses of wine were of benefit to your health, a new study is now saying that is not…

Aerobic-based cardiac rehabilitation may help improve heart rate recovery (HRR) in patients with heart failure and low exercise capacity, according to findings published in the American Journal of Cardiology.

HRR…

Studies have suggested that aspirin is less effective for preventing heart attack in women than in men, although women do benefit from a similar reduction in risk of stroke due…

The osteoporosis drug raloxifene, sold as Evista, does not appear to have a beneficial or harmful effect on the occurrence of cardiovascular events in postmenopausal women who are at relatively low risk…

Angina, a common form of heart disease, is more dangerous for women than was previously thought, according to a new study published in the Journal of the…

Researchers have found a more accurate way to tell which children and teenagers are likely to be among the thousand or so who suddenly die each year in…

Women who are otherwise healthy, but have low levels of physical activity and high levels of weight, generally have less favorable heart health than their leaner, more active…

In this community-based study, the research team studied the records of patients treated between 1990 and 2003.

Those records included 197 patients with advanced degrees of obesity (body mass…

Low-income patients with treatable cardiac risk factors may benefit from regular visits with an Internet based telemedicine doctor, according to interim results of a $4 million…

Patients with periodontitis, especially infections causing a high concentration of pathogens in the blood, have an increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), according to findings published in the Archives of…

A new study has found that waist measurements are a better indicator of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than body mass index (BMI).

The results from the first large…

Older adults may have to work harder than young people to perform the same physical activity, but regular exercise may close that age gap, research findings suggests.

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A new model developed at the University of Washington provides an accurate estimate of one-, two-, and three-year survival rates and average years of…