What Is Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome?
Many people think of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and kidney disease as separate medical problems.
In reality, they are often closely connected. A person who...
Tiny Chest Patch May Help Detect Heart Disease Earlier
A team of engineers and health researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has developed a tiny wearable device that could change...
Benefits and Risks of Two Popular Cholesterol Drugs
High cholesterol is one of the biggest risk factors for heart disease, the leading cause of death worldwide.
When levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol,...
Cheap Hospital Drug Could Stop Heart Attacks Before They Start
For more than a century, heart disease has remained one of the leading causes of death in the United States and many other countries.
Heart...
These Early Warning Signs of Heart Artery Blockages Could Save Your Life
Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Millions of people develop problems with the blood vessels that supply oxygen and...
Too Much Fat Burning May Damage the Heart
For many years, scientists believed that helping the heart burn more fat for energy was generally a good thing. After all, fat is the...
Scientists Find a Smarter Way to Track Cancer and Heart Damage
Modern cancer treatment has entered a new era thanks to immunotherapy.
Instead of directly attacking cancer cells with chemicals or radiation, immunotherapy encourages the immune...
Study Finds a Major Cause of Dangerous Heart Rhythm Disorders
Heart rhythm disorders, also known as arrhythmias, affect millions of people worldwide. These conditions occur when the electrical signals that control the heartbeat do...
Common Diabetes Drugs May Double Risk of Heart Attacks and Strokes
More than 500 million people around the world live with diabetes, and most people with type 2 diabetes depend on medication to keep their...
Hidden Heart ‘Detours’ May Show Which Patients Can Avoid Risky Surgery
When doctors discover that one of the heart’s major arteries is completely blocked, it often sounds like very bad news.
Coronary arteries supply oxygen-rich blood...