This anticancer drug could help treat common heart failure
In a new study, researchers found that a common form of heart failure could be treated with an already approved anticancer drug.
The research was...
American adults expected to live a little longer, heart disease still top killer
Life expectancy increased in 2018 for the first time in several years, and the rate of heart disease deaths saw a slight dip –...
This study shows a common cause of high blood pressure, heart attacks, diabetes
Visceral fat—fat stored around the organs in the belly and around the intestines—is known to be linked to a higher risk of developing many...
This stuff in air could increase heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that in addition to harmful gases such as carbon monoxide, air pollution contains tiny particles may lead to...
A more effective way to predict heart attacks
Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease in the United States.
It is caused by deposits of atherosclerotic plaques within coronary...
Weekend sudden cardiac arrests are more deadly
In a new study, researchers found that people who experience cardiac arrests over the weekend are less likely to survive long enough to be...
Air pollution can have heart-stopping harm
In a new study, researchers found that there is an increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) even from short-term exposure to low concentrations...
Statins may increase diabetes, skin infection risks fast
A recent study from Curtin University in Perth, Australia and elsewhere found that using statins for as short a time as three months can...
Common early sign of heart disease may also mean high cancer risk
Microvascular endothelial dysfunction is a common early sign of heart disease.
It involves damage to the walls of small arteries in the heart, which affects...
An egg a day not linked to higher heart disease risk
The controversy about whether eggs are good or bad for your heart health may be solved, and about one a day is fine.
In a...