Heart Health

Scientists find the cause of various types of heart disease

In two new studies, researchers found in the heart, one molecule in particular, (KLF)-5, can drive both the generation of oxidizing molecules and the...

Machine learning tool gives early warning of heart issues in COVID-19 patients

A team of Johns Hopkins University biomedical engineers and heart specialists have developed an algorithm that warns doctors several hours before hospitalized COVID-19 patients...

This diabetes drug could help treat most people with heart failure

In a recent study at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, researchers found that 4 out of 5 patients with heart failure...

What heart and stroke patients should know about COVID-19 vaccines

Experts have a simple answer for heart and stroke patients questioning whether they need a COVID-19 vaccination. That answer: yes. "People with all kinds of...

Scientists find new early warning sign for heart disease

In a new study, researchers found that the build-up of calcium in a major artery outside of the heart could predict a future heart...

Acting quickly after heart attack symptoms start can be a life saver

In a new study, researchers found that the longer the time between when heart attack symptoms start and a patient has an artery-clearing percutaneous...

Exercise can offer unlimited health benefits to your heart

In a new study, researchers found that physical activity is not only linked to a lower risk of heart disease, but there is no...

Common high blood pressure drugs can actually raise blood pressure in some people

In a new study, researchers found that commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure can actually have the opposite effect -- raising blood...

This popular weight loss diet linked to higher heart disease risk

In a recent study, researchers found that people who follow the paleo diet have twice the amount of a key blood biomarker linked closely...

This food ingredient may strongly increase heart disease death risk

In a recent study, researchers found that banning a harmful ingredient from the food supply could prevent thousands of deaths from heart disease. The research...