This study shows how to quickly restore normal heart rhythm
In a recent study published in The Lancet, researchers found that two ways of quickly restoring normal heart rhythm in patients with acute atrial...
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...