Heart Disease Risk May Start in Your 20s
Heart disease is often thought of as a problem that appears in middle age or later.
But a new study suggests that warning signs connected...
Potassium May Be the Missing Piece in Blood Pressure Control
For decades, advice about high blood pressure has focused heavily on one message: eat less salt.
A new scientific report argues that this approach may...
Pacemaker Could Run on Heartbeats
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have developed an experimental pacemaker that can collect energy from the beating heart instead of depending on a...
Your Waist May Show Heart Risk Better Than BMI
For decades, body mass index, or BMI, has been one of the most common ways to classify people as having normal weight, overweight or...
Both Blood Pressure Numbers Matter to Heart Health
When someone checks your blood pressure, the result usually appears as two numbers, such as 120 over 80.
Many people pay most attention to the...
New Drug Approach May Help Repair Damage From High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is one of the world's most common health problems, and it often causes damage without producing obvious warning signs.
A new animal...
AI Finds Hidden Heart Problem in Simple Scans
A routine heart ultrasound may contain hidden clues about a serious blood-flow problem that doctors normally need a more specialized test to measure.
Researchers at...
Scientists Finds a Hidden Cause of Heart Disease
Coronary artery disease is one of the most common forms of heart disease and a major cause of death.
It develops when fatty material, cholesterol...
Why Social Media Is Turning People Against Cholesterol Drugs Statins
Statins are among the most widely used medicines for preventing heart disease, yet they remain controversial in many online communities.
A Stanford Medicine study used...
Popular Cholesterol Drug May Carry Kidney Risks
A widely used cholesterol-lowering medicine may carry a small but important risk for the kidneys, especially when taken at higher doses.
Researchers from Johns Hopkins...