Heart Health

High fat or ‘keto’ diets could prevent, 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...

This implantable patch could monitor and treat heart disease

Pacemakers and other implantable cardiac devices used to monitor and treat arrhythmias and other heart problems have generally had one of two drawbacks: They are...

This hormone may offer new treatment for heart rhythm disorder

In a new study, researchers found that a hormone that helps regulate bone mass is also produced by the heart and could be used...

This treatment may cut heart attack, stroke risk by half in people with high...

Uncontrolled high blood pressure is the largest modifiable risk factor contributing to death from all causes. Nearly half of U.S. adults have high blood pressure,...

Scientists find a new way to predict heart disease in people with type 2...

In a new study, researchers have developed a model that aims to predict the risk of people living with type 2 diabetes developing cardiovascular...

This drug treatment could reduce COVID-19 death by 25%

Coronavirus has infected more than 40 million people around the world and has caused more than a million deaths in less than a year. Moreover,...

Common cholesterol-lowering drugs may do double duty on cancer and heart disease

About 40 million adults in the U.S. take a cholesterol-lowering drug statin to lower their cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease. In a...

The connection between diabetes, kidney disease and high blood pressure

It's a triple health threat faced by tens of millions of Americans. But few think about it until they're forced to. Even then, the interplay...

Abnormal blood pressure in sleep could increase risks of heart disease, stroke

In a new study, researchers found people who experience high blood pressure while sleeping are more likely to experience future heart disease especially heart...

Removing this food ingredient could save thousands of lives from heart disease

Banning a harmful ingredient from the Australian food supply could prevent thousands of deaths from heart disease according to new research from The George...