A new study confirms that whites are more likely than blacks to survive an “out-of-hospital” cardiac arrest - the sudden loss of heart function caused by a heart attack or…

Palpitations - the sensation that the heart has started to race or pound, or feels like it has skipped a beat—are usually caused by a harmless hiccup in the heart’s rhythm. Sometimes,…

University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that treating people who have early cardiovascular abnormalities, but show no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, can slow progression and even reverse damage to the heart…

Geron Corporation (Nasdaq: GERN) today reported its scientists and collaborators have demonstrated that human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived cardiomyocytes improve heart function when transplanted after myocardial infarction.

The reported failure of vitamin E to prevent heart attacks may be due to underdosing, according to a new study by investigators at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

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The results of a new study may help explain why women’s hearts benefit more from physical exercise than men’s hearts do. Studies in exercising male and female mice found that…

Deer hunting could be a dangerous endeavor for men with heart disease or risk factors for it, research findings suggest.

In a study of 25 middle-aged male deer hunters,…

Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass surgery may have improved outcomes by first having a procedure that temporarily restricts the blood flow in their arm, a study hints. So called…

In clinical practice it is essential to bear stress-induced cardiomyopathy (SICMP) in mind as it is an insufficiently known cardiac pathology that mimics acute coronary syndromes (ACS), often with signs of cardiac failure.…

Bad air can trigger in young, healthy adults a string of adverse biological changes that are linked to cardiovascular disease, a Taiwan study has shown.

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Though exercise can be a key part of managing high blood pressure and heart disease, new animal research suggests there can be too much of a good thing.

In experiments…

So-called “healthy” fast-food alternatives to the classic burger, fries, and soft drink, appear to have similar effects on the cardiovascular system, new research suggests.

A single fast-food meal impairs…

The lipid measure apolipoprotein (apo) B: apo A-I ratio is not a better predictor of coronary heart disease risk than traditional lipid ratios that…

Far more of today’s heart attack patients receive emergency angioplasty treatment or clot-busting drugs to re-open their clogged heart arteries than even a decade ago, a new…

Heart attack patients as far as 150 miles away from a 24-hour emergency heart care center were able to receive treatment for blocked arteries within or faster…

Children who undergo surgery to correct congenital heart defects may experience mild learning difficulties when they enter elementary school, according to study findings published in the Journal of Pediatrics.

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Strengthening the link between air pollution and cardiovascular disease, new research suggests that people with high cholesterol are especially vulnerable to heart disease when they are exposed to diesel exhaust and…

Drinking more than one soft drink daily — whether it’s regular or diet — may be associated with an increase in the risk…

Scientists have moved a step closer to understanding how our genetic make-up can lead us to develop heart disease and to predicting who is most at risk.…

There are no large population-based studies on the incidence and prognosis of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PC). Between 1996 and 2005, there were 241,497 deliveries within the Southern California Kaiser healthcare…

Heart disease is the biggest killer of men and women in the West, accounting for more than 25 per cent of deaths. It remains the UK’s single biggest killer, with someone in this…

The number of Britons at risk of heart disease may be overstated by 1.5 million, suggesting many could be receiving drug treatment unnecessarily, researchers said on Friday.

A study published in…

A new score for predicting the risk of heart disease gives a more accurate measure of how many UK adults are at risk of developing the disease…

Treatment with a statin drug after a person is hospitalized with a heart attack can reduce long-term mortality and prevent further heart events, Japanese researchers report.

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We’ve all wondered how a seemingly healthy person can actually be at high risk for heart disease or a heart attack. Now researchers have uncovered a…