Differences in IQ may be one reason that lower-income individuals are more likely to die of heart disease than their more affluent counterparts, a study of U.S. men suggests.

The prevalence of heart disease and certain key risk factors – hypertension, diabetes, and obesity – are increasing in all age groups and most income groups in Canada…

New research suggests that the risk of dying from heart failure is increased in people who also have the metabolic syndrome.

In heart failure, the organ becomes too weak to…

Having an emotional connection to the home football team, particularly when they lose an intense game like the Super Bowl, may be bad for fans’ health, researchers report.

Police officers may have a higher-than-average risk of developing heart disease - not all of which can be explained by traditional risk factors, a new study suggests.

Researchers…

Men and women who walk or ride a bike to work appear more fit, and men are less likely to be overweight or obese and have healthier triglyceride levels,…

A procedure that sends targeted energy into the heart through a catheter can be used to treat a common type of irregular heartbeat, but little…

The brain needs blood to function, and any blockage in the carotid arteries - blood’s primary pathway to the brain - requires medical treatment.

Carotid artery blockages are serious.…

Using a combination of innovative genomic tools, researchers have turned up twenty genes that have important roles in controlling cholesterol within cells. The findings reported in…

Structural cardiovascular abnormalities present at birth are the leading cause of heart failure in children. Nearly half a million children in the United States have…

Patients with atrial fibrillation, common in those with advanced chronic heart failure, have an increased risk of hospitalization due to heart failure, according to new research from…

A new study highlights the importance of good long-term control of blood sugar in people with diabetes.

The study found that poor long-term blood sugar control in diabetics…

Measuring a compound called C-reactive protein helps identify people with heart disease, but a study on Tuesday concluded there is no reason to think that elevated levels of…

It is well documented that police officers have a higher risk of developing heart disease: The question is why.

In the most recent results coming out…

Doctors at the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute announced today the completion of the first procedure in which a patient’s own heart tissue…

The results of a UK study suggest that screening older men for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) provides a lasting survival benefit and becomes cost-effective over time. However, in a Danish study,…

A new nonsurgical technique to repair leaking mitral valves in heart failure patients was safe in a study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions.

In a…

New research suggests that HIV infection increases the risks of heart attack and stroke as much as traditionally recognized risk factors such as diabetes and smoking, according…

Blood flow and respiratory rates can synch with music, indicating that music could one day be a therapeutic tool for blood pressure control and rehabilitation,…

The latest statistics regarding the use of pacemakers and implantable cardiac devices in Europe was presented on Sunday 21 June, at EUROPACE 2009, the meeting of the European…

Long-term estrogen use does not protect male-to-female transsexuals from death due to cardiovascular disease but does not appear to raise their overall death rate, a new study…

Childhood obesity, even if it is not associated with diabetes and other complications, causes inflammation and clotting problems that increase the risk of heart disease and stroke, according to a…

By as early as 7 years of age, being obese may raise a child’s future risk of heart disease and stroke, even without the presence of other cardiovascular…

During circulation, arteries carry oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the limbs (and other parts of the body) and veins return oxygen-poor blood to the heart. Disease of…

A new study reports that 75 percent of cardiac damage after vascular surgery is asymptomatic or patients’ symptoms are concealed by postoperative complaints such as nausea and incision pain. This…