Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which can include symptoms such as pain in the legs, who participated in supervised treadmill exercise improved their walking endurance and…

A new national study has shown that nearly 75 percent of patients hospitalized for a heart attack had cholesterol levels that would indicate they were not…

The Framingham and National Cholesterol Education Program tools, NCEP, do not accurately predict coronary heart disease, according to a study performed at the Yale University School…

Johns Hopkins and other researchers report what is believed to be the first direct evidence in lab animals that the erectile dysfunction…

Researchers from Duke University Medical Center have identified a variation in a particular gene that increases susceptibility to early coronary artery disease. For years, scientists have known that the…

A study in the Jan. 1 issue of the journal Sleep demonstrates that the frequent arousals from sleep that occur in heart failure patients…

Dropping temperatures and eggnog won’t create new heart problems, but cold weather and some holiday-related behaviors can exacerbate existing conditions, and deaths from heart disease hit their peak every December and January,…

Offering yet another reason to never start smoking, a new study finds that both current and former smokers run an elevated risk of the heart rhythm disorder atrial fibrillation.

Men who manage to stay lean and active as they age may lower their risk of developing heart failure, researchers reported Monday.

In a long-term study of more than…

Poorer lifestyle habits may go a long way in explaining why people with depression or anxiety face a higher risk of heart disease and stroke, a study…

In the aftermath of a heart attack, the body’s own defenses may contribute to future heart failure. Authors of a new study believe they have identified a protein that plays…

A heart damaged by heart attack is usually broken, at least partially, for good. The injury causes excessive scar tissue to form, and this plays…

People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or…

Some studies indicate that death rates from heart attacks and stroke as well as non-heart-related causes spike during the holiday season.

“It is not uncommon to see a heavier congestion…

Patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are three times as likely to experience severe coronary events - including heart attacks - than people without the disease, according…

While doctors are urged to start with a diuretic-based strategy to control patients’ high blood pressure, an international blood pressure study shows a different single-pill drug combination is more effective…

Women who have up to two alcoholic drinks per day do not appear to be at increased risk of…

Researchers at the Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Burnham) have shown in both fruit flies and humans that genes involved in embryonic heart development are…

Researchers have discovered one potential mechanism by which briefly cutting off, then restoring, blood flow to arteries prior to a heart attack lessens the damage caused, according to a…

Individuals reporting a history of periodontal disease were more likely to have increased levels of inflammation, a risk factor for heart disease, compared…

Narrowing (stenosis) of the carotid artery, which supplies blood to the brain, may lead to a stroke or transient ischemic attack ─ often called a “mini-stroke” or TIA. Several…

You know the drill: join the family for feasting on a high-fat, carbohydrate-filled meal followed by a generous slice of pumpkin pie. Regret—brought on by…

Millions of adult children will get unwelcome news this holiday season: Mom or Dad has been diagnosed heart disease. The best gift you can give your…

Blood levels of resistin, a hormone produced by fat cells, can independently predict an individual’s risk of heart failure, cardiologists at Emory University School of Medicine have found.

Their findings were…

Minority children awaiting a donor heart for transplant have a higher death rate than white children, even after controlling for clinical risk factors, according to research presented…