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Being born prematurely may be linked to important changes in how your heart forms and works as an adult, according to new research in the American Heart…

The growth of deadly plaque inside the walls of arteries may not happen as scientists believed, research from the University of Toronto and Massachusetts General Hospital has found.

Here’s more evidence why breakfast may be the most important meal of the day: Men who reported that they regularly skipped breakfast had a higher risk of a heart…

Among patients who experienced in-hospital cardiac arrest requiring vasopressors (drugs that increase blood pressure), use of a combination therapy during cardiopulmonary resuscitation resulted in…

Since the Affordable Care Act became law in 2010, cardiologists have been mired in a fog of uncertainty, leading to delays in making important practice management decisions.

“When I get together with…

An intensive lifestyle intervention focusing on weight loss did not reduce the rate of cardiovascular events in overweight or obese adults with type 2 diabetes, according to final results…

Elderly cardiac patients prescribed heart medications for 60 days or more after leaving hospital have four times the odds of adhering to the drug…

People who believe that stress is having an adverse impact on their health are probably right, because they have an…

Nitrous oxide - best known as laughing gas - is one of the world’s oldest and most widely used anesthetics. Despite its popularity, however, experts have questioned its impact on…

In a study published in the June 19 online edition of the journal Nature, a scientific team led by researchers from the University of California,…

In a study of more than 2,000 adults, researchers found that two MRI measurements of the abdominal aorta - the amount of plaque in the vessel and…

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center doctors have found that using stress cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging in an Emergency Department observation unit to…

While aspirin has been shown to be effective in preventing heart attacks in men, it also increases the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding and…

The study comprised over 24,000 Finnish subjects and was led by Professor Samuli Ripatti. The results revealed that a panel of 28 genetic markers improved detection…

An experimental, inexpensive iPhone application transmitted diagnostic heart images faster and more reliably than emailing photo images, according to a research study presented at the American Heart Association’s Quality…

Bottling up emotions is thought to harm both mind and body, but a new study suggests that the opposite extreme may be no better.

In a study of thousands of…

They’re man’s best friend, and they may be one of the heart’s best allies as well.

A panel of heart disease experts convened by the American Heart Association (AHA)…

Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center have developed a new 3-D technology that for the first time allows cardiologists the ability…

Publicly reported statistics about how patients fare after a common heart procedure often are inaccurate, says a new study that suggests publishing the poor quality numbers may do more harm…

Researchers at the Intermountain Heart Institute at Intermountain Medical Center have developed a new 3-D technology that for the first time allows cardiologists the ability…

Newborn babies that use dummies may have better protection against cot death because it improves their cardiac control, Australian research shows.

Associate Professor Rosemary Horne, of the Monash Institute of Medical Research…

A University of Michigan study from the “Online First” edition of Anesthesiology found cardiac arrest was associated with improved survival when it…

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Associations reminds physicians and people with congenital heart disease that regular physical activity is still important and should be promoted.

Congenital…

Recent study finds that door-to-balloon times can be lowered using process improvement strategies
While all heart attacks have the potential to be deadly, one type is…

By 2030, you - and every U.S. taxpayer - could be paying $244 a year to care for heart failure patients, according to an American…