Heart Health

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...

Why older people have a greater risk of heart attack

In a new study from the University of South Florida, researchers made a key discovery as to why we become more susceptible to heart...

This common oral health problem may increase risk of heart disease

In a new study from  Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, researchers found that adults who have lost teeth due to nontraumatic reasons may...

Intensive blood pressure lowering can strongly reduce heart disease risk

In a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham, researchers found that intensive blood pressure treatment targeting systolic blood pressure <120 mm...

Stressful presidential elections may harm your heart health

The 2016 U.S. presidential election may have worsened some heart problems for people with underlying cardiovascular disease, according to two new studies that suggest...

What you need to know about sudden cardiac arrest

The most common cause of sudden cardiac death is an abnormal heart rhythm that causes the heart to immediately stop pumping. Sudden cardiac arrest is...

Scientists find a new way to repair human heart

In a new study from Loyola University Chicago, researchers discovered a critical component for renewing the heart's molecular motor, which breaks down in heart...