Blood pressure during exercise can predict your future heart disease risk
As we get older, our body gives us signs about our health—and our blood pressure during exercise might be one of those important signs.
A...
Your eyes might reveal hidden cause of heart attack, stroke
We often hear that our eyes are the windows to our souls, but now scientists say they could also be windows to our heart...
Common blood pressure drug use may lead to ‘stiff heart’ heart failure
Heart failure is a serious and growing health problem in the United States, causing major health complications and adding billions of dollars to healthcare...
The phone call wasn’t another birthday wish. It was about her mother’s heart.
Jasmine Hutchison wanted a classic 21st birthday celebration.
She’d never been all that interested in drinking alcohol but still wanted to go out to a...
Beetroot juice may help lower blood pressure in older people
Drinking beetroot juice could help lower blood pressure in older people, and new research suggests this may be because it changes the bacteria in...
A promising new drug may treat high blood pressure in lungs
A new study has shown that a drug called sotatercept could make a big difference in treating a serious lung disease known as pulmonary...
Study finds important cause of anxiety in low-risk chest pain patients
Chest pain is the second most common reason people go to the emergency department (ED), but most cases—about 80%—are low-risk and not related to...
Son of a boxing great struggled in the ring. It was a life-threatening heart...
Boxer Evan Holyfield was only a few minutes into a fight when he felt “like I was deep in one of the hardest physical...
Almost all heart attacks and strokes have warning signs years before
Most heart attacks, strokes, and cases of heart failure don’t just come out of the blue.
A large study by researchers from Northwestern University in...
Clearing all blocked arteries may save more lives after a heart attack, even in...
New research is changing how doctors think about treating heart attacks in older adults.
Until now, the usual practice has been to fix only the...