Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins linked to higher risks of diabetes
If you have high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, your doctor may prescribe medication in addition to lifestyle changes to control your LDL cholesterol level.
Statin...
Salt and processed meats linked to deaths in diabetes and heart disease
In a recent study, scientists found that salt and too many processed meats are linked to most deaths from diabetes, stroke, and heart disease.
The...
Heart disease and stroke risks are the same in men and women
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from heart disease.
Leading risk factors for...
Triathlete’s pain was the start of a rare form of heart attack
MaryKay West was at work in Portland, Oregon, after a long weekend in Southern California.
Her husband, Jeff, had a work assignment there and she...
Both blood pressure numbers could predict your heart attack, stroke
Blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic.
Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...
Research finds root causes of heart rhythm diseases
According to the National Institute of Health, when abnormal electrical activity causes the heart to beat too quickly, too slowly, or erratically, the condition...
Heart inflammation 7 times more likely with COVID-19 than vaccines
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle.
Myocarditis has rarely been reported. When reported, the cases have especially been in adolescents and young adult males within several days after mRNA COVID-19...
She was working out at the gym when her heart stopped
On an August morning, Nicole Tetreault, her husband, Brian, and their 2-year-old daughter, Ella, had eaten breakfast and taken a walk.
Nicole hadn't been feeling...
Environmental noise can cause inflammation, blood vessel damage
In a recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital, scientists found a mechanism through which long-term exposure to noise leads to inflammation, blood vessel damage,...
Fried foods may give you higher risks of heart disease, stroke
Cardiovascular diseases include conditions such as arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, vascular dementia, and stroke.
In a study from...