A new way to prevent heart attacks, strokes
Heart and vascular, or cardiovascular, diseases include health conditions such as arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, vascular dementia,...
COVID-19 drug Paxlovid may interact with common heart disease drugs
Heart disease patients with COVID-19 are often treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to prevent progression to severe disease.
However, the COVID-19 drug can interact with some...
“Bad” cholesterol may increase your risk of long COVID
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that your body needs for good health, but in the right amounts. Unhealthy levels of cholesterol can cause...
Scientists find how to diagnose subtypes of heart disease
Cardiomyopathy refers to problems with your heart muscle that can make it harder for your heart to pump blood.
There are many types of cardiomyopathy,...
Diabetes drug metformin may help treat common heart rhythm disease
The human heart is an amazing biological machine controlled by an internal electrical system that produces about 100,000 beats a day.
When abnormal electrical activity...
Trans fats may strongly increase heart disease death risk
According to the National Institute of Health, heart disease is a catch-all phrase for a variety of conditions that affect the heart's structure and how...
Clearing up questions on whether tofu is healthy
Let's talk tofu.
It seemed like such a simple, honest food when it caught your eye in the grocery store. But later, after you checked...
For people with cancer, heart disease prevention is very important
Are you at risk for heart problems during and after cancer treatment?
This depends on how healthy your heart is and the specific drugs you'll...
Super-fast MRI scan could make heart failure diagnosis much more effective
Heart failure is also known as congestive heart failure. It is a condition that develops when your heart doesn't pump enough blood for your body's...
Common diet could help lower high blood pressure in older people
In a recent study at the University of Maine and elsewhere, scientists found that eating a diet similar to the Mediterranean diet (Med diet...