People with heart failure may have uncontrolled high blood pressure
Hypertension, another name for high blood pressure, and diabetes are major risk factors for heart failure, which affects more than 6 million people in...
Common sedative drug before surgery raises risk of heart damage when used at night
Scientists found the common drug midazolam is associated with an increased risk of heart damage when operations are performed at night.
Research shows a big cause of inflammation that damages arteries
Heart disease, a term that refers to a vast number of complex conditions, is most frequently used to define atherosclerosis.
The condition is a leading...
Scientists find a root cause of chronic heart failure
While advances across populations have made survival after a heart attack possible for most, too many survivors suffer long-term complications like heart failure.
In a study...
This kidney problem is linked to higher risk of heart disease
Scientists found that a kidney disease called primary glomerular disease is associated with high heart disease risk.
How a middle-of-the-night heart attack at 40 became her wake-up call
Intense chest pain awakened Natalie Latham from a deep sleep. Surely, she figured, it was from the spicy soup she'd eaten the night before.
Natalie...
Research shows a drug that treats obesity, fatty liver, heart disease
A drug first developed to treat Alzheimer’s disease, and sickle cell disease could reduce obesity and fatty liver and improve heart function.
Heart disease death risk strongly increases in COVID-19 pandemic
After steadily declining for nearly a decade, the heart disease death rate rose significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Long-term use of common painkillers may increase risks of heart disease, stroke
Paracetamol was often suggested as a safer alternative to another class of painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
In a study from the University of...
Chest pain, shortness of breath linked to long-term risk of heart disease
Chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million visits to U.S. emergency rooms each year. Yet little research has looked at what it might...