Fewer than half of Americans with stable heart disease get guideline-recommended medicines before being rushed off for an invasive heart procedure, researchers said Tuesday.

Yet the costly procedure, called…

One in 10 heart failure patients had compression fractures in the spine that could have been detected by a chest X-ray, but few are receiving treatment to help prevent such…

The first study into the prevalence of overall cardiovascular risk in the Spanish working population (ICARIA) shows that 6% of workers have a high risk (8% on men…

An international panel of experts from The Heart Rhythm Society and the European Heart Rhythm Association issued new guideline recommendations for all health care professionals about cardiovascular genetic testing at the…

Women with congestive heart failure who repress their emotions, especially anger, are more likely than emotionally expressive women to experience symptoms of depression associated with knowledge…

Women with congestive heart failure who repress their emotions, especially anger, are more likely than emotionally expressive women to experience symptoms of depression associated with knowledge…

Exercise both reduces the risk of a heart attack and protects the heart from injury if a heart attack does occur. For years, doctors have been trying to dissect how…

Contrary to what we’ve been told, eliminating or severely limiting fats from the diet may not be beneficial to cardiac function in patients suffering from heart failure, a study…

National guidelines help doctors decide how to treat high blood pressure. But tailoring those guidelines to better fit individuals could prevent many more heart attacks and strokes, say developers of…

By all counts, the 54-year-old man who collapsed on a recent winter night in rural Minnesota would likely have died. He’d suffered a heart…

Scientists at Johns Hopkins have shown in laboratory experiments in mice that blocking the action of a signaling protein deep inside the heart’s muscle cells blunts the most…

Nurses who care for patients with dementia now have a tailored approach to dental hygiene for their charges, thanks to a pilot study by a team of nurses.

“Poor oral health…

While it may be years before the health effects of the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are known, a new study shows that fetal…

A gene known to be important in cardiac development has been newly associated with congenital heart malformations that result in obstruction of the left…

Black cardiac arrest victims are more likely to die when they’re treated in hospitals that care for a large black population than…

In an analysis of data from a coronary care registry in Sweden, between 1996-2007 there was an increase in the prevalence of use…

College student-athletes may be more likely to die from cardiac arrest - when the heart suddenly stops beating - than previously believed, according to a new study.

The news…

Small doses of aspirin can lower the risk of heart attack in people who never had heart disease, a new look at the medical evidence shows.

But the blood-thinning…

More and more, young urban adults in India are developing obesity, high blood pressure and diabetes - suggesting that rising rates of heart disease could be in the future,…

New research published on bmj.com today adds to mounting evidence that calcium supplements increase the risk of cardiovascular events, particularly heart attacks, in older women.

The…

Loyola University Hospital is enrolling patients in a clinical trial that offers an alternative to traditional open-heart surgery for patients who need new aortic heart valves.

Loyola is among a select…

A new study by researchers at the University of Alberta shows that for best results in stable patients after…

A new study from researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) shows that short-term, high-fat “splurges” within one’s diet could elicit cardioprotective properties during a heart attack.

These…

Older adults at risk for stroke have significantly increased risk for some types of cognitive decline, according to a multicenter study led by University of California scientists.

People who regularly work long hours may be significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, British scientists said Monday.

Researchers said a long-term study…