“Good” cholesterol cannot reduce heart attack risk, study finds
HDL (high-density lipoprotein), or “good” cholesterol, absorbs cholesterol and carries it back to the liver.
The liver then flushes it from the body.
Previous research found that...
How to live with heart failure
If you have heart failure, you will likely have to follow a treatment plan for the rest of your life.
Even with treatment, heart failure often gets...
Common causes of heart inflammation you need to know
Heart inflammation is your body’s natural reaction to an infection or injury to the heart.
To protect your body, your white blood cells send chemicals...
This artery number linked to higher risks of heart attack, stroke
Scientists from Erasmus MC found that the diameter of the thoracic aorta is a biomarker for heart attacks and other adverse cardiovascular events in...
This diabetes drug could help treat heart failure even you don’t have diabetes
Scientists from Sichuan University found a common diabetes drug could help reduce death risk in people with heart failure.
They that sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors...
Heart inflammation rare in people with severe COVID-19
Scientists from Niguarda Hospital found heart inflammation occurred in about two out of every 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID-19, and was linked to more...
Two common diabetes drugs spike heart attack risk
Scientists from Northwestern University found two drugs commonly prescribed to treat Type 2 diabetes carry a high risk of cardiovascular events, including heart attack,...
12-year-old’s stroke revealed an undiagnosed congenital condition
Ten days before his 13th birthday, Trenden Johnston spent the afternoon doing yardwork and bouncing on a trampoline. So when his mom left to...
Common causes of heart attacks you need to know
The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary artery disease, which is the most common type of heart disease.
This is when your...
Warmer nights may cause more heart deaths among men
Scientists from the University of Toronto found warmer than usual summer nights appear to lead to an increase in cardiovascular deaths in men aged...