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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.

In…

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…

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…

Deaths from coronary artery heart disease in Ireland have halved since the mid 1980s, finds research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.

Almost half…

Deaths from heart disease in Ireland have fallen by nearly 50 percent in 15 years thanks to lifestyle changes and improved treatments, researchers said on Wednesday.

About half the decrease was…

A study presented during the American College of Cardiology’s inaugural Innovation in Intervention: The i2 Summit 2006 in Atlanta, Ga., will answer intriguing questions about whether repairing a hole in…

New research has revealed that the addition of the blood-thinning drug Plavix to a daily dose of aspirin does not lower the risk of death, heart attack…

Researchers in the U.S. say that filtering the blood works better than diuretic drugs to remove excess fluid in patients admitted to hospital for heart failure.

As many as…

Many people who suffer “non-ischemic” cardiac death - a cardiac death that is not related to restricted blood flow to the coronary arteries - appear to have structurally normal…

Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio…

Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio…

For people with type 2 diabetes, the death rate from a first heart attack is two to three times the death rate of patients without…

A genetic mutation that slows the rate that the body metabolizes caffeine increases individuals’ risk of having a heart attack if they drink much coffee, investigators report in the Journal of…

A group of cardiologists has launched a campaign to encourage people at risk for heart disease to learn their ejection fraction, or “EF” - a measure of the…

In a heart attack, every minute counts. But should patients spend a few more of those minutes getting to a hospital that can provide the most advanced treatment,…

Taking aspirin to prevent coronary heart disease is beneficial and cost-effective for a wider range of men than is often recognized, a study from the University…

Working on genetically engineered obese mice with seriously thickened hearts, a condition call cardiac hypertrophy, scientists at Johns Hopkins have used a nerve protection and growth…