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Observational epidemiologic studies relating wine and alcohol to health all suffer from the fact that they, of necessity, compare people who prefer certain beverages,…

A patient at Grady Health, Department of Cardiology in Atlanta was so grateful for the health education video that was playing in the waiting room during a…

The risk of cardiac arrest during a marathon or half-marathon is low, but has increased over the past decade, according to a U.S. study of nearly 11 million race…

People who suffer from psoriasis may want to pay extra attention to heart risks, since they may be at a greater risk for blocked arteries than those who…

Whether you’re interested in running a marathon or staving off the chronic diseases of ageing, to reap the rewards of your efforts getting into the zone is essential.

A person’s risk of suffering a heart attack increases by approximately 21 times in the first 24 hours after losing a loved one, according to a study lead…

Human arteries – some smaller than a strand of hair – stiffen as a person ages. This stiffening is a factor in cardiovascular disease, the…

Researchers are closing in on a rare genetic disorder causing a heart condition in infants. Histiocytoid cardiomyopathy (HC) often causes sudden death before a child reaches 2…

New research by Johns Hopkins scientists suggests that vitamin D, long known to be important for bone health and in recent years also for…

Charles H. Hennekens, M.D., DrPH, the first Sir Richard Doll Research Professor as well as the first recipient of an…

For patients admitted to an emergency department with chest pain, use of a contemporary or highly sensitive test for levels of troponin I (a protein…

Arrhythmia is a potentially life-threatening problem with the rate or rhythm of the heartbeat, causing it to go too fast, too slow or to beat irregularly.…

Damaged heart tissue is not known for having much inherent capacity for repair. But now, scientists are closing in on signals that may be able to coax the heart into…

A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for coronary heart disease is better than the most commonly-used alternative, a major UK trial of heart disease patients has shown.

The findings by University…

U.S. health regulators said they are still investigating a rare but serious problem with Boston Scientific Corp’s new heart stents and required the company to caution doctors about it when…

The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI)  recently conducted the first clinical procedure in Canada using the…

One New Orleans hospital saw a jump in heart attacks following Hurricane Katrina - and three years later, the rate was still elevated, a new study finds.

Researchers at…

Drugs used to treat ADHD in adults do not increase the risk of heart attacks, strokes or sudden death, U.S. researchers said on Monday, lifting a cloud…

“Up until now infarct size has only been measured as part of clinical studies and not in routine clinical practice. The reason being that the reference method of gadolinium…

Like Yin and Yang, the two proteins have opposite effects in the walls of blood vessels. AIF-1 stimulates undesirable formation of new cells after a vascular injury,…

The interventional cardiology team at the Montreal Heart Institute (MHI) used the world’s first drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold to successfully treat…

Despite plenty of evidence that people with low levels of “good” cholesterol are more prone to heart attacks, a large new study suggests that the lacking lipid is not to…

Making changes in your lifestyle is a proven method for reducing your risk of heart disease. While there are no guarantees that a heart-healthy lifestyle will…

The first step in avoiding danger is being able to recognize it. That’s why it’s so crucial to know what habits or conditions might make you at risk for coronary…

St Jude Medical Inc has sent a letter to doctors advising them that its Riata leads that connect implanted defibrillators to the heart have a higher rate of insulation…