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Researchers in the U.S. say that filtering the blood works better than diuretic drugs to remove excess fluid in patients admitted to hospital for heart failure.

As many as…

Many people who suffer “non-ischemic” cardiac death - a cardiac death that is not related to restricted blood flow to the coronary arteries - appear to have structurally normal…

Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio…

Nebivolol, a drug for treatment of high blood pressure available in Europe, may restore damaged cardiovascular functions in African Americans, according to a recent laboratory study at Ohio…

For people with type 2 diabetes, the death rate from a first heart attack is two to three times the death rate of patients without…

A genetic mutation that slows the rate that the body metabolizes caffeine increases individuals’ risk of having a heart attack if they drink much coffee, investigators report in the Journal of…

A group of cardiologists has launched a campaign to encourage people at risk for heart disease to learn their ejection fraction, or “EF” - a measure of the…

In a heart attack, every minute counts. But should patients spend a few more of those minutes getting to a hospital that can provide the most advanced treatment,…

Taking aspirin to prevent coronary heart disease is beneficial and cost-effective for a wider range of men than is often recognized, a study from the University…

Working on genetically engineered obese mice with seriously thickened hearts, a condition call cardiac hypertrophy, scientists at Johns Hopkins have used a nerve protection and growth…

People who have endured the symptoms and risks of an irregular heartbeat for years can get long-lasting relief from a procedure that takes less than two hours, a definitive new…

There is growing evidence that what’s good for the heart is also a boon for the aging brain, according to a new research review.

In a survey of…

Therapy that involved bone marrow stem cells did not improve cardiac function in patients following a heart attack, according to a study in the…

Having an overactive thyroid gland is linked with an increased risk for atrial fibrillation (a type of abnormal heart rhythm), but neither an over- or under active thyroid…

According to researchers, infections - including those acquired in hospitals, could explain why women die more frequently than men after heart bypass surgery and the explanations for…

Researchers have developed a method to engineer blood vessels within the tissue of previously engineered heart muscle. Trials have resulted in significant improvement in heart function.

The study is published in…

For patients with undiagnosed heart disease, taking medications known as statins and beta-blockers may mean the difference between suffering a heart attack as a first symptom versus experiencing mild chest pain.

New…

To detect “silent” or new cardiac abnormalities, all patients hospitalized for stroke should receive continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring (telemetry) for at least the first 24 hours after the stroke is detected,…

“About 40 percent of the American public is considered to be at moderate risk for heart disease,” says Iftikhar Kullo, M.D., of Mayo Clinic, the lead author…

Ezetimibe plus simvastatin, a combination of two anti-cholesterol drugs marketed by Merck/Schering-Plough Pharmaceuticals as Vytorin, is no more damaging to muscles than simvastatin alone, a team at Rush University Medical Center…

New research is reinforcing the longstanding belief that a connection exists between periodontal disease, or severe gum inflammation, and cardiovascular disease.

But according to…

A new review of studies supports the government’s opinion that too little evidence exists to support a device that uses balloon-like pants as a treatment for heart…

People who have “prehypertension,” blood pressure levels just below the cut-off for a diagnosis of high blood pressure, have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a report in The American Journal…

Heart disease in all its forms is the biggest single health problem facing the European Union, costing the bloc’s 25 member countries a total of 169 billion euros in 2003, according…

For patients with undiagnosed heart disease, taking a statin or beta blocker could mean the difference between experiencing mild chest pain, or having a full-blown heart attack as…