Common cholesterol-lowering drugs may help healthy older people live longer
A recent study published in JAMA found the benefits statins may offer to older adults who have not yet experienced a heart attack, stroke,...
A healthy heart may help delay or prevent dementia
In a new study, researchers found targeting arterial stiffening earlier in a person's lifespan could provide cognitive benefits in older age and may help...
Women have higher risk for heart failure and heart attack death than men
In a new study, researchers found that women face a 20% increased risk of developing heart failure or dying within five years after their...
Flavors in vaping devices could damage the heart
In a new study, researchers found that the appealing array of fruit and candy flavors that entice millions of people take up vaping can...
This nutrient can protect your heart rate, study shows
In a new study, researchers found new evidence that omega-3 fatty acids can benefit heart health.
They found the nutrient can help the heart rate...
Additional heart imaging can benefit women with unexplained heart attacks
In a new study, researchers found that diagnostic imaging techniques were able to find the underlying cause of heart attack in many women who...
Not all people with this type of heart attack receive the same care
There are several different types of heart attacks, which occur when blood flow to the heart is blocked or reduced.
In a new study, researchers...
This new program strongly improve blood pressure, cholesterol control
Despite being known risk factors for poor cardiovascular outcomes, blood pressure and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol remain under-treated among a large proportion of patients.
In...
These drugs could effectively treat diabetes, protect heart health
Less than a decade ago, the Food and Drug Administration approved drugs for treating type 2 diabetes in an entirely new way.
Since that time,...
Here’s to a healthy 2021, with resolutions from heart doctors
Deep in their hearts, everyone has to be looking forward to a fresh start in 2021.
And who would know better about matters of the...