Many common drugs can cause irregular heartbeat, study finds
In a new study from Washington University in St. Louis, researchers found that dozens of commonly used drugs, including antibiotics, antinausea and anticancer medications,...
Depression and anxiety very common in people with this heart problem
In a new study from the Cardiological Group Practice in Germany, researchers found that nearly one in four patients with heart failure is depressed...
A healthier heart linked to better cognitive functions
In a new study from the Queen Mary University of London, researchers found that people with healthier heart structure and function appear to have...
Eating this food regularly can protect against recurrent heart disease
In a recent study from McMaster University, researchers found that eating oily fish regularly can help prevent heart disease in high-risk people, such as...
Scientists find a big cause of heart failure
Clinicians and scientists have long observed that cells in overstressed hearts have high levels of the simple sugar O-GlcNAc modifying thousands of proteins within...
Dementia linked to smoking and heart disease
In a new study from the Translational Genomics Research Institute, researchers found strong associations between smoking and heart disease on cognitive function.
They found both...
5 things to know about blood pressure before it’s a problem
Blood pressure is more than just numbers your doctor writes on a chart.
To explain it, Dr. Shawna Nesbitt, medical director of the Hypertension Clinic...
Scientists find the cause of genetic risk of heart disease
In a new study from the University of Reading, researchers found that people who are genetically more likely to suffer from heart diseases may...
Your liver function can drive heart disease and obesity
In a new study from Brunel University London, researchers found how susceptible we are to obesity and heart disease could be determined by our...
Doing this after a heart attack could increase survival
According to the British Heart Foundation, heart and circulatory diseases cause more than a quarter (27%) of all deaths in the UK, which equates...