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A new study from NYU School of Medicine found that women may have a slightly higher risk of death than men…

“Thick” blood can cause heart attack and stroke, but also prevent them. Scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have explained the mechanism of this clinical paradox for the first time…

Health-conscious people know that high levels of total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol (the so-called “bad” cholesterol) can increase the risk of heart attacks. Now…

Aging white adults appear to have a greater risk of developing the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation than their black peers, new research suggests.

In a 17-year study, researchers…

Women with an optimistic outlook may live longer and be less likely to develop heart disease than women who take a dimmer view of life, according to a study published Monday.

A brain-preserving cooling treatment called therapeutic hypothermia is a cost-effective way to improve outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, which claims the lives of more than 300,000 people…

Gene testing adds nothing to the prediction of heart disease over existing methods, according to a report in the American Heart Journal.

Doctors “should keep on focusing on what they…

Researchers may be able to predict future severe cardiac events in patients with known, stable coronary artery disease (CAD) using coronary calcium scoring, according to a…

The incidence of one type of heart attack has steadily decreased in the US since 1996, regardless of gender or ethnicity, to the lowest rates in years,…

For years, George Forschler knew the mitral valve in his heart was failing and would eventually need repair or replacement. Concerned about the risks associated with open heart…

Injured heart tissue normally can’t regrow, but researchers at Children’s Hospital Boston have now laid the groundwork for regenerating heart tissue after a heart attack, in patients with heart failure, or in children…

Sticking with a healthy diet and lifestyle can reduce the risks of high blood pressure and heart failure, in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to supply the…

Differences in IQ may be one reason that lower-income individuals are more likely to die of heart disease than their more affluent counterparts, a study of U.S. men suggests.

The prevalence of heart disease and certain key risk factors – hypertension, diabetes, and obesity – are increasing in all age groups and most income groups in Canada…

New research suggests that the risk of dying from heart failure is increased in people who also have the metabolic syndrome.

In heart failure, the organ becomes too weak to…

Having an emotional connection to the home football team, particularly when they lose an intense game like the Super Bowl, may be bad for fans’ health, researchers report.

Police officers may have a higher-than-average risk of developing heart disease - not all of which can be explained by traditional risk factors, a new study suggests.

Researchers…

Men and women who walk or ride a bike to work appear more fit, and men are less likely to be overweight or obese and have healthier triglyceride levels,…

A procedure that sends targeted energy into the heart through a catheter can be used to treat a common type of irregular heartbeat, but little…

The brain needs blood to function, and any blockage in the carotid arteries - blood’s primary pathway to the brain - requires medical treatment.

Carotid artery blockages are serious.…

Using a combination of innovative genomic tools, researchers have turned up twenty genes that have important roles in controlling cholesterol within cells. The findings reported in…

Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have…

Patients with atrial fibrillation, common in those with advanced chronic heart failure, have an increased risk of hospitalization due to heart failure, according to new research from…

A new study highlights the importance of good long-term control of blood sugar in people with diabetes.

The study found that poor long-term blood sugar control in diabetics…

Measuring a compound called C-reactive protein helps identify people with heart disease, but a study on Tuesday concluded there is no reason to think that elevated levels of…