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...
Statin drugs may protect the heart from breast cancer treatment
In a new study, researchers found that statins, common cholesterol-lowering medications, may protect women’s hearts from damage caused during chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer.
The...
Obesity can weaken heart muscle in common heart failure
For decades, about half of all patients with heart failure appear to have hearts that contract normally—a syndrome now known as heart failure with...
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...