Heart Health

Young kidney cancer survivors have hidden heart risks

Remember when you were a teenager, and nothing could bring you down? Well, recent research suggests it might not be that simple for everyone. At...

Sticky patch, lifesaver: postage stamp sized device can revolutionize heart disease treatment

Every year, nearly 700,000 people in the US lose their lives to heart disease. A big chunk of these deaths - about one-third - happen...

Feeling blue may make your heart skip a beat: the link between depression and...

If you are having a device for your heart put in and feel down, you might find it harder to keep taking your heart...

Older frail people have a 1 in 3 chance of surviving CPR during surgery

The survival rate of frail patients who receive cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) during or immediately after surgery is a point of contention among medical professionals. Recently,...

Research shows potential to prevent heart attacks in people with diabetes

A recent study from the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute has discovered a potential method to prevent severe events, such as heart attacks or...

Heart fitness tied to lower risk for colon and lung cancer

A new study conducted by The Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences found a strong association between higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) and a...

Supermarket sweep: shopping carts to detect heart disease

Supermarket shopping carts can now help save your life. They can help spot a heart condition called atrial fibrillation. Detecting this early can help...

Healing hearts with meditation: how it helps heart patients

Heart patients may find help in an unexpected place: meditation. A new study presented at a big conference, the ESC Preventive Cardiology 2023, found that...

Metformin may help diabetic patients with heart failure live longer

When patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and chronic heart failure (CHF) are admitted to intensive care units (ICUs), their treatment often sparks a...

Heart attack aftermath- more women experience anxiety than men

People can feel very anxious after a heart attack, especially women. A study found that 40% of women felt anxious four months after a heart...