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By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He’d suffered a heart…

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have shown in laboratory experiments in mice that blocking the action of a signaling protein deep inside the heart’s muscle cells blunts the most…

Nurses who care for patients with dementia now have a tailored approach to dental hygiene for their charges, thanks to a pilot study by a team of nurses.

“Poor oral health…

While it may be years before the health effects of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are known, a new study shows that fetal…

A gene known to be important in cardiac development has been newly associated with congenital heart malformations that result in obstruction of the left…

Black cardiac arrest victims are more likely to die when they’re treated in hospitals that care for a large black population than…

In an analysis of data from a coronary care registry in Sweden, between 1996-2007 there was an increase in the prevalence of use…

College student-athletes may be more likely to die from cardiac arrest - when the heart suddenly stops beating - than previously believed, according to a new study.

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Small doses of aspirin can lower the risk of heart attack in people who never had heart disease, a new look at the medical evidence shows.

But the blood-thinning…

More and more, young urban adults in India are developing obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes - suggesting that rising rates of heart disease could be in the future,…

New research published on bmj.com today adds to mounting evidence that calcium supplements increase the risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart attacks, in older women.

The…

Loyola University Hospital is enrolling patients in a clinical trial that offers an alternative to traditional open-heart surgery for patients who need new aortic heart valves.

Loyola is among a select…

A new study by researchers at the University of Alberta shows that for best results in stable patients after…

A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that short-term, high-fat “splurges” within one’s diet could elicit cardioprotective properties during a heart attack.

These…

Older adults at risk for stroke have significantly increased risk for some types of cognitive decline, according to a multicenter study led by University of California scientists.

People who regularly work long hours may be significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, British scientists said Monday.

Researchers said a long-term study…

People who regularly work long hours may be significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, British scientists said Monday.

Researchers said a long-term study…

Most patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) now live more than seven years and those ICD patients with hereditary…

Consistent lifelong exercise preserves heart muscle in the elderly to levels that match or even exceed that of healthy young sedentary people, a surprising finding that underscores the value of regular exercise…

New Orleans residents were found to have three times the rate of heart attacks four years after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina than before the storm and levee break that…

Abbott Laboratories Inc’s experimental Absorb heart stent, designed to dissolve and thereby restore the blood vessel’s natural flexibility, has proven safe and effective a year after being implanted in patients, researchers…

For more than 5 million Americans with heart failure, a critical step to better health is taking the medications they’re prescribed. But many patients fail…

Scientists of the German Cancer Research Center (Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, DKFZ), jointly with colleagues in the United States, have found out that inflammations of the heart muscle are…

Elizabeth Taylor died of congestive heart failure (CHF) at the age of 79 on March 23. Her death raises awareness of this serious condition that affects an estimated five million Americans.

We mourn the death of one of the most notable actresses to grace the screen in Hollywood, Elizabeth Taylor.  Her onscreen presence and iconic beauty will live on in the hearts of her…