A relaxation technique known as transcendental meditation may decrease blood pressure and reduce insulin resistance among patients with coronary heart disease, according to a report…

In a study of adults with coronary heart disease (CHD), who were stable and were receiving optimal medical care, 16 weeks of transcendental meditation (TM) not only led to significant reductions…

While smoking is a well-known cause of heart disease and lung cancer, the rates of these diseases have remained inexplicably low in Asian countries where smoking is common. But researchers…

Increasing the level of HDL (“good”) cholesterol by itself is enough to reduce cardiovascular risk in certain people, according to a report from Scotland.

Researchers found “evidence of an…

A new web-based calculator will better assess the risk of heart disease in British black and minority ethnic groups. These groups are often wrongly assessed.

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A major international study to test whether a new combination treatment that increases good “HDL” cholesterol prevents heart attacks and strokes will start to recruit patients later this year.

It…

To operate on the heart, surgeons usually cut through the breastbone. After correcting the heart problem, they reconnect the sternum by piercing it with steel wires, pulling the…

High doses of some older, commonly used painkillers, as well as newer drugs known as COX-2 inhibitors, raise the risk of a heart attack, scientists said on Friday.

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A study led by UCSF neurologist S. Claiborne Johnston, MD, has shown that coiling of ruptured brain aneurysms is very effective during long-term follow-up, similar to outcomes with surgical clipping.

Although…

The reason why obese patients often fare better after they undergo coronary by-pass surgery than other patients so may simply be because they are referred for treatment at an earlier…

A major international study to test whether a new combination treatment that increases good “HDL” cholesterol prevents heart attacks and strokes will start to recruit patients…

The latest buzz on coffee and health is that drinking one to three cups of coffee per day might help save postmenopausal women’s hearts.

A 15-year study published in The American Journal…

The latest news on drinking alcohol suggests that men who have a tipple every day have a lower risk of heart disease than those who drink less…

Men who drink alcohol every day have a lower risk of heart disease than those who drink less frequently, suggests research in this week’s BMJ.…

The UK national threshold for preventing heart disease with cholesterol lowering statins is much cheaper, but also much less effective, than either US or European recommendations, finds research published ahead of print in…

Metabolic syndrome significantly boosts the chances of heart failure in middle age, suggests research published ahead of print in Heart.

Metabolic syndrome refers to a cluster…

A study of patients with uncontrolled hypertension found that although nearly two-thirds had high or very high cardiovascular risks and risk factors, nearly one-third of…

The American Heart Association’s Go Red For Women movement is encouraging women to follow 5 simple steps, during National Women’s Health Week, to take charge of their heart…

Women with more risk factors for cardiovascular disease tend to enter menopause earlier than women without cardiovascular risk factors, according to an analysis of data from the Framingham Heart…

People with coronary heart disease and a type D personality - a propensity to experience negative feelings - have a considerably increased risk of having a heart attack, needing heart…

High doses of medications known as corticosteroids may be linked to an increased risk for atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder characterized by an irregular heartbeat,…

A researcher at the University of Rochester Medical Center has won the 2006 Thomas R. Lee Career Development Award from the American Diabetes Association (ADA), which…

Long-term cocaine use may be associated with regional left ventricular dysfunction, a condition that reduces the heart’s pumping efficiency and increases the risk of heart failure, according to researchers at…

Women with elevated serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) in the absence of hepatitis or excessive alcohol consumption are twice as likely to develop coronary heart disease as women with a…

A new study suggests people who are overweight or obese early in life may not be more likely to have heart disease or stroke as adults.

However, the study’s…