Heart Health

This diabetes drug may increase risk of heart failure

Rosiglitazone belongs to a class of drugs called thiazolidinediones. It helps control blood sugar levels in patients with type 2 diabetes, but it can also...

5 common causes of sudden cardiac arrest you need to know

Cardiac arrest usually results from an electrical disturbance in the heart. The disturbance could lead to a failure of effective pumping and thus a sudden...

Scientists find a new way to fight against heart failure

In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers found that switching off a heart muscle protein could provide a new way for...

This type of dinner could reduce your heart disease risk

In a new study from the Harbin Medical University, researchers found that people who eat too many refined carbs and fatty meats for dinner...

First-born kids have a lower risk of heart attacks and strokes

In a new study from Lund University, researchers found that first-born children have a lower risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attacks and...

This study shows how to quickly restore normal heart rhythm

In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found that two ways of quickly restoring normal heart rhythm in patients with acute atrial...

Depression and anxiety linked to lower levels of heart health

In a new study from Emory University, researchers found younger adults with depression or anxiety may be more likely to have lower levels of...

Fat around the heart may strongly increase your risk of heart failure

In two new studies from Mount Sinai, researchers found that having excess pericardial fat—fat around the heart—increases the risk of developing heart failure, especially...

This study urges women to listen to their hearts

In a new study from the University of British Columbia, researchers urge people to learn and then heed the symptoms of atrial fibrillation (AF)....

Common blood test could advance heart failure treatment

In a new study from the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, researchers developed a new use for a common blood...