One side says everyone needs to cut back on salt to reduce heart disease risk. The other side says universal salt reduction would be a needless…

New research suggests that statins can significantly reduce the incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), or all-cause death in patients with severe carotid arterial disease not revascularized. The study,…

For men with healthy lifestyle habits, drinking moderate amounts of alcohol may be associated with a lower risk of heart attack than drinking heavily or not…

A Canadian researcher has designed a special bra for women who have had heart surgery.

Dr. Kathryn King, a University of Calgary researcher developed the new compression bra…

A growing health problem affecting older Americans puts them at higher risk for dying after heart surgery and other interventional procedures, such as heart catheterizations, according to findings…

The mystery behind a commonly untreatable and undetected heart muscle disease in children is partially revealed for the first time in today’s edition of the scientific journal JAMA.

In…

American researchers are suggesting that adults who suffer from psoriasis are at an increased risk of a heart attack.

Dr. Joel M. Gelfand and a team from the University…

Individuals with type 2 diabetes who require insulin or oral anti-diabetic drugs have an increased early and long-term risk of dying or having a heart attack after heart…

A study by Italian cardiology researchers has shown that a pre-participation cardiovascular screening program that spots hidden heart trouble can significantly reduce the rate of sudden death in athletes.

The…

By increasing the activity of platelets, blood cells that help clot the blood, smoking may weaken the anti-clotting effect of aspirin, new research suggests.

A small daily dose of aspirin is…

Researchers identified an accurate method that may detect whether obese individuals have a low, intermediate or high risk of coronary artery disease, the leading cause of…

Treatment with famotidine, which is sold under the names Pepcid and Fluxid as a stomach acid blocker, appears to improve the symptoms occur with chronic heart failure, new research shows.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center has become the first hospital in the region to offer a novel approach to cardiac surgery which doctors believe will change…

With coronary artery disease the single leading cause of death in the western world, aspirin is used by millions of patients as a prevention and treatment regiment…

Controlling body weight in children may be important in preventing high C-reactive protein levels.

“C-Reactive protein (CRP) is an independent risk factor for atherosclerotic…

Increased levels of tumor necrosis factor-alpha
(TNF-alpha) in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus after myocardial infarction are related to endothelial dysfunction.

According to…

Liver histopathology among nonalcoholic fatty liver disease patients is strongly associated with early carotid atherosclerosis.

“Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is closely associated with several metabolic…

The coronary risk for women with android obesity
who are taking sex steroids was recently reviewed in the journal Climacteric Reviewers in Denmark…

Retinal arteriolar and venular caliber is associated with a range of cardiovascular risk factors.

In a recently published article, scientists in Australia conducted a study “to…

Blood glucose levels in acute coronary syndrome are an indicator of risk stratification of patients.

According to a study from the United States, “Hyperglycemia…

Drug-eluting stents are safe and effective for use in patients who have had a severe heart attack, but the potential risk of blood clots needs more study before the…

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) supplements improve the response of the sympathetic nervous system during exercise in patients who have had a heart attack (myocardial infarction), according to a report…

Researchers working to decode chemical SOS signals sent out by disease-damaged hearts believe they now know better when to aggressively clear…

Recycling of fat-contaminated blood from the wound during heart surgery, is suspected to contribute to enhance the risk of post-surgical brain damage.

Fatcher - a new device from Astra…

A nurse-led lifestyle intervention program appears to benefit not only people who have had a heart attack but also their partners, researchers said here at the World Congress of…