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Patients with coronary artery disease - blockages of the vessels that feed the heart - can be treated in a number of ways. With…

People with high blood pressure or heart disease should not consume energy drinks, advise doctors from Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit.

In a study, Dr. James S. Kalus and colleagues found…

A patient-centered program of telephone support, close monitoring and tight control of modifiable risk factors such as high blood pressure and cholesterol levels results in a significant improvement in…

Older men who were big during their 20s face an increased risk of suffering from atrial fibrillation, or abnormal heart rhythm. New research from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg,…

In a study comparing the ability of various medical techniques to accurately determine the extent of heart disease and stratify patients according to disease severity, researchers…

Several studies have suggested there is a connection between organisms that cause gum disease, known scientifically as periodontal disease, and the development of…

Babies born between April and July are more likely to have a certain heart defect, doctors reported on Monday, and they believe a common infection such as strep throat may…

A controversial operation that folds the scarred portion of a damaged heart in on itself to get it to beat more effectively offers no real benefit to most patients, researchers…

A pregnancy hormone that relaxes blood vessels appeared to reduce symptoms of acute heart failure and improve survival, according to a preliminary study released by U.S. researchers on Sunday.

They…

Patients who got infusions of their own bone marrow stem cells after a heart attack experienced measurably better heart function, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

The more cells the patients…

Pediatric surgeons are able to repair complex heart defects with a survival rate of greater than 90 percent, but that doesn’t necessarily mean a happy ending for these children and teens. Some may…

A 12-year-old Dutch boy – bedridden for three years because of an inherited cardiac arrhythmia syndrome – can now join his friends on the soccer field thanks to a discovery made…

The longer a person remains in poverty, the more likely he or she is to develop heart disease, a new study suggests.

Studies in developed countries have consistently shown that people…

“Broken heart syndrome” is still a mystery to many in the medical community, but new data from researchers at The Miriam Hospital may shed some…

Results of a Mayo Clinic study show that a simple, noninvasive finger sensor test is “highly predictive” of a major cardiac event, such as…

A study that included young patients with a recently recognized rare type of cardiomyopathy (a disorder of the heart muscle) linked to a genetic mutation finds that…

Offering yet more reason to get regular exercise, a new study shows that running and other aerobic activities improve nervous-system control of the heart in young men.

The study, of 149…

We are used to thinking of heart disease as a product of genetic factors or lifestyle choices, such as what we eat and how much we…

We are used to thinking of heart disease as a product of genetic factors or lifestyle choices, such as what we eat and how much we…

One minute, he’s a strapping 40-year-old with an enviable cholesterol level, working out on his treadmill.

The next, he’s dead.

That an abnormality in…

European cardiologists called on Friday for greater use of stents, in a move that could boost demand for the tiny scaffolds that are used to prop open clogged arteries.

The…

Millions more patients could benefit from taking statins, drugs typically used to prevent heart attacks and strokes, than current prescribing guidelines suggest, Johns Hopkins…

Exercise helps people recover after a heart attack but the benefits vanish when the workouts stop, Swiss researchers said on Monday.

Blood vessel function improved after four weeks of…

A novel signaling pathway plays a significant role in the production of aldosterone, a hormone that promotes heart failure after a myocardial infarction, according to a study conducted by Thomas…

Implantable defibrillators, which protect against deadly heart rhythms, may offer little benefit for older people who have other serious health problems at the time of heart failure, U.S. researchers…