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Heart disease is the number one cause of death in Europe and early diagnosis is essential to save lives. Monitoring the heart’s rhythm and electrical activity in real time…

Last week the government in England closed its consultation on the effectiveness of vascular checks for high-risk individuals aged 40-74, to be rolled out in 2009-10, but will this strategy…

An international study, led by the University of Edinburgh, raises concerns that some patients may not be receiving the optimum medical treatment and follow-up care because…

An estimated 60,000 Americans are walking around with time bombs in their chests called thoracic aortic aneurysms.

At any time, their main chest artery could suddenly burst open, causing massive…

People who are both obese and have diabetes are highly likely to develop heart disease during their lifetime, a new study shows.

Researchers found that of more than 3,400 adults…

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…