Here’s to a healthy 2021, with resolutions from heart doctors
Deep in their hearts, everyone has to be looking forward to a fresh start in 2021.
And who would know better about matters of the...
For better heart health, step to it
In a new study, researchers found that women who met the federal physical activity guideline of 30 minutes per day of moderate activity exclusively...
Diet drinks may not be heart healthier than sugary drinks, study finds
In a new study, researchers found that sugary drinks and artificially sweetened beverages are linked to a higher risk of heart disease.
This suggests artificially...
This cheap drug combo could lower heart disease risk
In a new study, researchers found that a daily pill combining four cholesterol and blood pressure drugs taken with low-dose aspirin can cut the...
Why older adults are at higher risk of heart attack
In a new study, researchers have made a key discovery as to why we become more susceptible to heart disease as we age.
The human...
This diet could prevent or even reverse heart failure
In a new study, researchers found that high fat or “ketogenic” diets could completely prevent, or even reverse heart failure caused by a metabolic...
Less sitting time may reduce heart failure risk for older women
In a new study, researchers found even with regular physical activity, older women (ages 50-79) who spend more waking hours in sedentary behaviors, such...
Scientists find a new way to identify people with high risk of heart disease
More than 40% of middle-aged adults have silent coronary artery disease.
In a new study, researchers have developed a new screening questionnaire to help identify...
This new therapy could cut “bad” cholesterol by half
In a new study, researchers found the experimental drug evinacumab reduced low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol—the so-called "bad" cholesterol—by 50% in people with a high...
This new drug can lower risk for heart failure death
In a new study, researchers found that omecamtiv mecarbil, a new, investigational heart drug, reduced the risk of heart failure-related events in patients with...