Heart Health

This therapy lowers death risk after a heart surgery, study finds

A new study by Michigan Medicine has found that patients who participate in cardiac rehabilitation following heart surgery have a decreased risk of death...

Artificial intelligence has become the cardiologist’s ‘super-assistant’

Cardiovascular diseases are the biggest killers in the world, accounting for 17.9 million deaths globally—every single year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). To...

This home heart therapy can help lower death risk, study finds

Heart disease can be scary. It can lead to heart attacks, strokes, or even death. But there's good news. A new study found that doing...

Why obesity makes it hard to detect and treat heart disease

A new review paper from Mayo Clinic published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology discusses how obesity affects common tests used...

AI may help predict big cause of heart disease, study finds

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet, Uppsala University, and several European universities have found that artificial intelligence (AI) could play a role in identifying the risk...

What is atrial fibrillation, the heart condition US President Joe Biden lives with?

US President Joe Biden has the heart condition atrial fibrillation. This increases his risk of having a stroke five-fold and doubles the risk of...

Warnings – and hope – from new heart disease treatment guidelines

New guidelines detailing how to care for people with heart disease come with some easy-to-grasp warnings for patients. The chronic coronary disease guidelines from the American Heart...

Scientists find the key to managing heart disease

Over 20 million people in the U.S. suffer from chronic coronary disease (CCD), a cluster of long-term heart conditions resulting from inadequate blood flow...

AI algorithm predicts heart function, may improve treatment decisions

Artificial Intelligence (AI) may soon offer a safer and non-invasive way to assess heart function in patients suffering from coronary heart disease. A study conducted...

A new vision for heart treatment: 3D computer models

Heart disease patients could soon have gentler treatment options, thanks to a new 3D computer technology that shows how blood flows in the heart's...