The reserve capacity of the heart is impaired in people with diabetes and with high blood pressure, even when they don’t have actual coronary artery disease, and this could ultimately…

Contrary to previous studies, a hard-driving type A personality may not increase the risk of heart disease, according to researchers who measured a number of cardiovascular and personality traits…

Both sides of Catherine Gray’s family tree hang heavy with heart problems, going back at least two generations. So when her heart started acting up soon after she hit age…

World Congress of Cardiology Report - A shirt capable of recording the electrocardiogram (electrical activity of the heart) has been developed and tested in a European research project (WEALTHY, Wearable Health…

World Congress of Cardiology Report - Despite the dramatic advances in the care of patients with cardiovascular diseases that have occurred in the second half of the 20th century, heart failure (HF)…

World Congress of Cardiology Report - We have shown that it is possible to care for ill patients affected by heart failure directly from home by controlling their heart rate,…

World Congress of Cardiology Report - Progress in the identification and quantification of biochemical markers of myocardial injury have led to a redefinition of myocardial infarction (MI).

The World Health…

Physical activity after a high-fat meal not only reverses the arterial dysfunction caused by fatty foods but improves the function of these same arteries compared to before the meal,…

Less educated women face a greater risk of developing heart disease, research from Sweden shows. This is largely because women with fewer years of schooling are more likely to have…

That morning cup of coffee may be enough to trigger a first-time heart attack in vulnerable people, a study suggests.

Researchers found that among middle-aged and older…

Research from Mayo Clinic estimates that about 5 million adult Americans have moderate or severe heart valve disease as a consequence of aging, according to a Mayo Clinic study…

Body mass index (BMI) - the commonly used measure of obesity - cannot reliably predict the outcome for patients with heart disease, concludes an…

For people with hypertension, doctors usually aim to get their blood pressure down to 140/90 or lower. However, that may not be good enough for people with coronary artery disease.

A nurse-led program can improve functioning and reduce hospitalizations among African-American and other minority patients with heart failure, a study shows.

Despite the availability of effective therapies, heart failure “continues to…

Elderly patients with heart disease who undergo coronary revascularization surgery enjoy better long-term health status and quality of life than those who are managed medically with drug therapy,…

Stun guns used by law enforcement officers may rarely cause lethal heart rhythm disturbances, what doctors call cardiac arrhythmia, investigators in Canada report, based on animal experiments.

Dr. Kumaraswamy…

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is associated with increased levels of two coagulation (clotting) factors and may thereby promote atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries) and increase the risk of cardiovascular disease,…

Preventing children from accumulating too much body fat between adolescence and young adulthood could help protect their heart health, a new study suggests.

Individuals who showed the highest…

“The heart is the single most energy-consuming organ per weight in the body,” says Lisa de las Fuentes, M.D.

Under some conditions this energy-hungry organ is prone…

According to a newly published report as many as two-thirds of cardiac arrest patients who are taken to hospitals by emergency medical technicians (EMT’s) die despite efforts to revive…

British researchers say that in order to help reduce coronary heart disease, food labels should list trans fats as well as cholesterol and saturated fat.

The…

Food labels should list trans fats as well as cholesterol and saturated fat to help reduce coronary heart disease, say researchers from the University…

People who have an underactive thyroid without symptoms appear to have an increased risk of heart disease, according to a review of published studies that appears in the American Journal…

Use of the 16-row multidetector computed tomography (CT) scan to detect narrowing of coronary arteries may result in a high number of cases in which the…

Older adults who have up to one drink a day may live longer and suffer fewer heart problems than teetotalers do - though the exact reason remains unknown, researchers…