Heart disease death risk strongly increases in COVID-19 pandemic
After steadily declining for nearly a decade, the heart disease death rate rose significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Long-term use of common painkillers may increase risks of heart disease, stroke
Paracetamol was often suggested as a safer alternative to another class of painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
In a study from the University of...
Chest pain, shortness of breath linked to long-term risk of heart disease
Chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million visits to U.S. emergency rooms each year. Yet little research has looked at what it might...
Vitamin D and estrogen may help prevent heart disease, stroke, diabetes
Vitamin D and estrogen have already shown well-documented results in improving bone health in women.
Heart inflammation risk remains rare after third COVID-19 vaccine dose
Scientists found a third dose of the Moderna or Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine poses no more risk of heart inflammation than a second dose.
Vitamin D may help prevent heart failure after heart attack
Scientists found how vitamin D may help protect heart tissue and prevent heart failure after a heart attack.
Common diabetes drug may increase heart failure risk
Rosiglitazone belongs to a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones, a new class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.
In a recent study...
Strong inflammation after meals linked to higher heart disease risk
Food-induced inflammation can increase the predicted risk of developing cardiometabolic diseases like heart disease.
Stress in marriage may make heart attack recovery tougher
Marital stress may make it harder for younger adults to regain good physical and mental health following a heart attack.
This heart disease becomes less deadly, but still cause for concern
An irregular heartbeat is the improper beating of the heart, whether irregular, too fast, or too slow.
Atrial fibrillation (A-fib) is an irregular and often very...