Emerging treatment could help reverse heart failure for some patients
For the more than 6.2 million Americans living with heart failure, the disease is a cruel thief.
It robs patients of vitality, making even the...
COVID-19 is a double blow for chronic disease patients
There has never been a more dangerous time than the COVID-19 pandemic for people with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as diabetes, cancer, respiratory problems...
The mummies’ message: Take steps against heart disease
Centuries before bacon cheeseburgers, cigarettes and couch potatoes, people had clogged arteries that can lead to heart attack and stroke.
How do we know this?...
Diet high in this nutrient may help lower blood pressure
In a new study, researchers found that people who consume a diet including flavanol-rich foods and drinks, including tea, apples, and berries, could lead...
COVID-19 could threaten your heart, study shows
It has been months since the coronavirus pandemic gripped the nation, leaving more than 200,000 people dead—a number that continues to climb.
Meanwhile, we are...
Some heart disease patients have low risk of severe COVID-19 symptoms
Adults and children born with heart defects had a lower-than-expected risk of developing moderate or severe COVID-19 symptoms, finds a study of more than...
Researchers warn too many medications prescribed to older heart failure patients
More than half of older patients hospitalized for heart failure are discharged with 10 or more prescriptions, and most are not medications to treat...
High blood pressure is out of control in America
Nearly half of American adults have high blood pressure, and about 75% of those with high blood pressure don’t have it under control.
High blood...
These pre-existing conditions may double or triple mortality risk for COVID-19 patients
A new study of COVID-19 patients confirmed that cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, chronic kidney disease, stroke and cancer can increase a...
Three big heart attack symptoms men and women share
Heart attack symptoms are often labeled as ‘typical’ in men and ‘atypical’ in women.
But in a recent study at the University Medical Centre Utrecht,...