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Carbon nanotubes serve as bridges that allow electrical signals to pass unhindered through new pediatric heart-defect patches invented at Rice University and Texas Children’s Hospital.

A team led by bioengineer…

he American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) has released new evidence-based guidelines for the prevention and treatment of perioperative and postoperative atrial fibrillation (POAF) and flutter for…

According to a recent poll, 18% of adults employed full-time in the US work more than 60 hours a week. Although these long hours may benefit…

A man’s likelihood of accumulating fat around his heart – an important indicator of heart disease risk – may be better determined if doctors consider…

To the careful observer, a person’s face has long provided insight into what is going on beneath the surface. Now, with the assistance of a web camera and software…

A new analysis of clinical trial participation in the largest ongoing observational study of U.S. heart attack patients has found participants are not representative…

The American Heart Association issued new policy recommendations (link live at embargo) today on the use of e-cigarettes and their impact on tobacco-control efforts. The guidance was published in the association’s…

Clinical judgement, combined with an electrocardiogram (ECG) and blood test on arrival, is effective in reducing unnecessary hospital admissions for chest pain, a new study shows.

When it comes to heart disease, Dr. Ross Feldman says women are often in the dark. Historically, it was thought that heart disease was a men’s-only…

Two large studies published in June, one covering 52 countries around the globe and the other from Scandinavia, link low-to-moderate alcohol consumption to reduced risk of heart attack…

As hormone levels change during the transition to menopause, the quality of a woman’s cholesterol carriers degrades, leaving her at…

A 24-hour ambulatory blood-pressure measurement in individuals with pre- and stage 1 hypertension reflects the effect of smoking burden better than a blood-pressure measurement taken in the clinic, researchers stated at…

Incidental chest computed tomography (CT) findings can help identify individuals at risk for future heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, according to a new study published online in the journal…

After finding that student-athletes felt no more distress about heart screening with electrocardiograms, or ECGs, than they did with physical exams, a new study concludes that anxiety should…

Type 2 diabetes greatly increases a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). A new study showing that cardiovascular risk factors such as…

The Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) is calling for global policy change relating to heart failure. An international white…

Calcium supplements are widely taken by women for bone health. Previous studies have suggested that calcium supplements may increase risk of cardiovascular disease, but the…

A new study in Nature challenges research data that form the scientific basis of clinical trials in which heart attack patients are injected with stem…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday questioned the value of taking aspirin to try to ward off a first heart attack or stroke in people…

Switching from helicopter to ground transport between two Texas hospitals cut the time heart attack patients had to wait to have their arteries unblocked by more than half…

Large sections of the genome that were once referred to as “junk” DNA have been linked to human heart failure, according to research from Washington University School of…

The use of metformin, a common regulator of blood glucose for diabetics, does not help protect against heart failure in non-diabetic patients who have suffered a heart…

Combatting the tissue degrading enzymes that cause lasting damage following a heart attack is tricky. Each patient responds to a heart attack differently and damage can vary…

Vitamin D deficiency is an independent risk factor for heart disease with lower levels of vitamin D being associated with a higher presence and severity of…

A new study indicates that in younger adults experiencing heart attacks and angina, men are more likely to receive faster care compared…