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Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — the “movie heart attack,” where no one doubts what’s happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren’t…

Bill and June Bocalatte work out together several times a week, but married for nearly four decades, they say it’s love that keeps them strong.

“Having the companionship, having someone to…

Heart disease is still a major killer, especially in the western world, but new therapies based on stem cells and other techniques could now be imminent. Progress…

People who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research from the…

Older women heart patients benefit from educational programs as a supplement to clinical care to help significantly lower cardiac symptoms, lose weight and increase physical activity, a new…

As presidential candidates ramp up their primary campaigns, health care reform looms prominently among voters’ main concerns.

A new study in the December 26 issue of the Journal…

Hospital admissions for people with chronic pulmonary heart disease rose from 301,400 to 456,500 stays between 1997 and 2005 – an increase of more than 50 percent –…

Every year, 300,000 Americans die suddenly when, out of the blue, a “storm” of electrical activity arises within their heart muscle – so violent and so abrupt that their hearts…

The first clinical trial of a new kind of drug to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease has been found safe and effective at dropping…

Each year, thousands of babies are born with severe heart defects that must be operated on within days or weeks of their birth.…

New clinical trial data on a variety of aspects of heart attack care has prompted the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association to update portions of their…

About 5 percent of women considered low-risk for heart disease by current classification standards have evidence of advanced coronary artery calcium…

Teens who are overweight today are more likely to develop heart disease.  A new study investigating the health effects of being overweight during adolescence projects alarming increases in the…

A new study, which appears today in the online edition of the European Heart Journal, has found strong evidence that recent respiratory infections increase the risk of heart…

Much attention has been paid to heart failure centers in partnership with hospitals, particularly since the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adopted the demonstration project for patients with…

Although obesity remains an important risk marker and mechanism for nearly all cardiovascular diseases, some data show that having stable obesity increases chances of survivability in patients with…

Reporters seeking background information about Vice President Cheney’s treatment for atrial fibrillation are welcome to contact the UVA Public Relations office to arrange an interview with:

J. Michael (Mike) Mangrum, MD,…

Infusion of a combination therapy consisting of glucose, insulin, and potassium, which was thought could be a beneficial treatment immediately following a…

Despite the increasing evidence that managing high cholesterol reduces cardiovascular events, many people do not achieve recommended lipid levels. This is due, in part, to patients’ lack of understanding…

Patients who discuss their coronary risk profiles with their physicians may respond better to treatment for cholesterol disorders, according to a report in the November 26…

Ozone may prove the key to the link between high temperature and the increased risk of death from heart disease or stroke, suggests research published ahead…

Ozone may prove the key to the link between high temperature and the increased risk of death from heart disease or stroke, suggests research published ahead…

Before you plop in front of the television for a day of football, pizza and beer, you might consider this: New research shows that…

People with no risk factors for heart disease can still experience heart attacks. An Indiana University study found that after a countywide smoking ban was implemented, hospital admissions for…

Anyone can develop high blood pressure, also called hypertension. African Americans are at higher risk for this serious disease than any other race or ethnic group. High blood pressure tends…