Common causes of heart attack you need to know
The most common cause of a heart attack is coronary artery disease, which is the most common type of heart disease.
This is when your...
Many people with heart failure have uncontrolled high blood pressure, diabetes
Scientists from Weill Cornell Medicine found many people with heart failure also have diabetes or high blood pressure.
But those conditions, even when treated, aren't...
Common causes of cardiac arrest you need to know
Ventricular fibrillation (v-fib) causes most cardiac arrests. V-fib is a type of arrhythmia.
During v-fib, the ventricles (the heart's lower chambers) don't beat normally. Instead,...
Southern diet could increase your heart attack risk
If your dinner plate often includes fried chicken, gravy-smothered liver, buttered rolls, and sweet tea—your heart may not find it so tasty.
They found that...
Heart inflammation risk highest after second COVID-19 vaccine, study finds
Scientists from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health found that the risk for heart inflammation after COVID-19 mRNA vaccines is highest in young men...
This cholesterol-lowering drug could help prevent diabetic eye diseases
Scientists from the University of Pennsylvania found that a drug currently used to reduce cholesterol levels in the bloodstream could help reduce the risk...
Childhood abuse may increase cholesterol, diabetes risk in some adults
Scientists from Emory University found that adults who reported experiencing abuse during childhood could have a higher risk of Type 2 diabetes and high...
This drug could benefit people with heart failure, study finds
Scientists from the University of Glasgow found that the drug dapagliflozin reduces the risk of heart failure or cardiovascular death, regardless of frailty status.
The...
People over 60 should not take daily aspirin for heart health, study finds
Scientists from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force suggest that people over 60 do not start taking daily low-dose aspirin to prevent their first heart attack or stroke...
These supplements linked to earlier death in older people with heart valve disease
Scientists from Cleveland Clinic found that calcium supplements, frequently given to older people to lessen the risk of brittle bones (osteoporosis) and fractures, are linked...