Heart Health

This sleep treatment could protect heart health in people with prediabetes

A new study found that continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment at night can lower daytime resting heart rates in patients with prediabetes who...

This heart problem is common in sickest patients with COVID-19

Cardiac arrest is common in critically ill patients with COVID-19 and is linked to poor survival, particularly among patients aged 80 or older, finds...

This cholesterol-lowering drug can help boost heart artery function

In a new study at Johns Hopkins Medicine, researchers found that a six-week course of a cholesterol-lowering medication improved the function of the coronary...

Poor bone quality could mean poor heart health

In a new study, researchers found links between lower bone mineral density and worse heart health in both men and women. The research was conducted...

Very few COVID-19 patients can survive this heart problem

In a new study, researchers found that people whose hearts stop due to severe COVID-19 are very unlikely to leave the hospital alive. Out of...

Newer type 2 diabetes drugs have heart and kidney disease benefits, too

In a new scientific statement, researchers claim two newer types of drugs prescribed primarily for Type 2 diabetes treatment (SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor...

Common blood test could advance heart failure treatment

Heart failure occurs when the heart cannot keep up with its workload, causing symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, swollen legs, and rapid...

High cholesterol levels early in life leads to heart problems by middle age

In a new study, researchers found that having elevated cholesterol during the teens or early twenties increases a person's risk of having a heart...

Cognitive impairment linked to worse heart failure outcomes

Heart failure is an endemic disease affecting 250,000 Swedes. Despite new treatments such as modern medicines and defibrillators, the mortality rate is still high and...

These vaccines may reduce death risk in heart failure

In a new study, researchers found that influenza and pneumonia vaccinations are linked to fewer hospital deaths in patients with heart failure. The finding was...