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A regional quality improvement effort aimed at increasing the use of preoperative beta-blocker (BB) usage to help prevent postoperative myocardial infarction (POMI) was revealed today at the 64th Vascular Annual Meeting®…

Select patients with blunt aortic injury (BAI) can be safely managed non-operatively with beta-blockade to lower the heart rate and blood pressure, according to a new study from the 64th…

A ban on smoking in public places in England led to a swift and significant drop in the number of heart attacks, saving the health service 8.4 million…

Eating dairy foods could help protect your heart, new research from Sweden suggests.

Dairy foods are a major source of saturated fat in the diet, which has been associated with…

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have developed a new gene therapy that is safe and effective in reversing advanced heart failure. SERCA2a (produced as MYDICAR®)…

Increased mineral intake is likely to cut down the risks of coronary heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure, according to a study.

Potassium has been associated with the low incidence…

If milk does the heart good, it might do the heart better if it comes from dairy cows grazed on grass instead of on feedlots, according to a new…

Infants born with complex congenital heart disease are not only at risk for serious heart-related complications, but also for developing a…

Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) may have fewer respiratory flare-ups and longer survival if they take beta-blocker medications, according to a report in the…

An experimental minimally invasive technique developed by Abbott Laboratories to repair the most common type of heart valve problem appeared to be as durable as surgical repair two years…

Many sufferers’ fear that lovemaking will get them over excited and put them back in hospital, or even kill them, was misguided, experts said.

The American Heart…

Sexual activity declines in the year after heart attack for patients who don’t get instructions from their doctors about when it’s safe to resume sex, researchers…

Preoperative statin therapy has a protective effect on patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) repair that reduces risk and subsequent total hospital costs according to a new study from…

Patients with diabetes appear to be at greater risk for developing atrial fibrillation, especially those with longer duration of treated diabetes and poor glycemic control.

Results of…

A study published last week in Archives of Internal Medicine found that a diet containing nuts, including pistachios, significantly lowered total and LDL-cholesterol levels, in addition to…

When someone has diabetes, checking their blood sugar is a priority. But, they also need to pay close attention to what may be happening to their heart and blood vessels…

Does Obstructive Sleep Apnea Cause Cardiovascular Disease?

As our understanding of the prevalence and pathophysiology of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) expands, so does the list of adverse consequences imposed by this…

For women with mild heart failure, device therapy is an extremely attractive option to prevent progression of the disease, according to a study presented today at the Heart Rhythm Society’s…

Fine particulate matter from burning fossil fuels such as gasoline, coal and oil is the clearest offender, the group said.

“Particulate matter appears to directly increase risk by triggering events in…

People with diabetes who eat plenty of bran-rich whole grains appear to have a reduced risk of death from heart attack, stroke, and other cardiovascular causes,…

The evidence is stronger than ever that pollution from industry, traffic and power generation causes strokes and heart attacks, and people should avoid breathing in smog, the American Heart Association said…

Patients who can postpone non-cardiac surgery for at least six weeks after receiving a coronary stent are less likely to suffer reduced blood flow to the…

The scientific evidence linking air pollution to heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular death has “substantially strengthened,” and people, particularly those at high cardiovascular risk, should limit their…

A couple of cups of coffee a day may help some heart attack patients to avoid further serious problems, provided they have normal blood pressure, researchers said on Friday.

Patients who got heart bypass surgery and those who got their blocked arteries propped open with stents fared equally well five years after their procedures, South Korean doctors reported…