Heart Disease

What Causes High Blood Pressure?

Blood pressure is the term used to describe the pressure exerted on the arterial walls as blood flows through them. This pressure is at its highest when the heart contracts and pumps blood through the arteries and is called the systolic pressure.

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Dieting for Obese Children

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Hypertension Diagnosis

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Heart Rate Reserve

Heart Failure Management

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Surviving Heart Attack

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

What is Cholesterol?

Cardiothoracic Surgery

What is Heart Rate?

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Structure and Function of the Heart

What is Obesity?

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Heart Failure Prognosis

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Obesity in Adults

Cardiovascular Drugs

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

What is high cholesterol?

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

What is Cardiology?

Heart Attack Questions

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart Failure Classification

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Target Heart Rate

Heart Failure Terminology

Cardiovascular Disease Research

High Blood Pressure in Children

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

What is a Heart Attack?

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Hypertension Risk Factors

Hypertension Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Heart Attack Symptoms

Heart Failure Symptoms

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Heart Failure Causes

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Cardiology Procedures

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Heart Attack Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Heart Failure

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Cholesterol Physiology

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

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Fatty liver disease linked to higher risk of heart attacks

Researchers at Mass General Brigham Heart and Vascular Institute found that people with hepatic steatosis, commonly called "fatty liver disease," have a higher amount of noncalcified, rupture-prone coronary plaque and face nearly twice the rate of cardiovascular events compared to those without steatosis.

20 May 2026

New AI framework maps systemic obesity damage at cellular resolution

Researchers at Helmholtz Munich, the Ludwig Maximilians University Munich (LMU) and collaborating institutions have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) framework that maps disease-related changes throughout the entire mouse body at cellular resolution.

20 May 2026

Patient intuition leads to urgent open-heart surgery at NYU Langone Hospital—Brooklyn

Shana Hale, a Brooklyn mother of two and a technology executive, noticed a mild burning sensation in her chest during her daily walks last summer.

20 May 2026

Rerouting dead tumor debris enhances cancer immunotherapy outcomes

As tumors outgrow their blood and nutrient supplies, or respond to treatments like chemotherapy and radiotherapy, individual cancer cells die, exposing their internal scaffolds.

20 May 2026

Women may face greater cognitive impact from dementia risk factors

Researchers from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine found that women not only experience a higher burden of certain modifiable dementia risk factors, but also appear more vulnerable to their effects on cognitive function.

20 May 2026

Higher marine microplastics may signal greater stroke and chronic disease burden in coastal communities

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19 May 2026

Study links pediatric sedation strategies with later neurocognitive outcomes

A new Penn Nursing study suggests that the specific sedatives used during critical illness in early childhood may have long-term implications for a child's neurocognitive development.

19 May 2026

560-610 minutes of exercise a week linked to substantial cardiovascular health benefits

Adults should aim to do between 560 and 610 minutes a week of moderate to vigorous physical activity to achieve a substantial reduction in the risk of heart attacks and stroke, suggest the findings of an observational study published online in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.

19 May 2026

Why AI tools need clearer guardrails in high-stakes health research

AI-enabled research tools can accelerate health research, but their data-science roots may clash with epidemiological workflows built around prespecified designs, causal reasoning, bias control, and reproducibility. The article argues that researchers should integrate AI cautiously, using clear workflow boundaries, peer review of AI outputs, and sustained human accountability.

19 May 2026

Neutrophils may play unexpected role in schizophrenia development

The most common white blood cells in your body - immune cells called neutrophils - can make a protein nobody knew they were making, Stanford Medicine investigators have discovered.

19 May 2026

Facial micromovements may help doctors measure pain more accurately

Researchers at Rutgers University-New Brunswick are working to measure pain more accurately beyond the single, subjective question patients are often asked: "On a scale of 1 to 10, how bad is your pain?"

19 May 2026

New guidelines urge earlier cholesterol treatment to prevent heart disease

Doctors should consider treating high cholesterol much earlier and more aggressively than they have in the past, according to a new perspective by Weill Cornell Medicine, NewYork-Presbyterian and Yale School of Medicine investigators.

19 May 2026

Sensory nerve signals found to block lung cancer immunotherapy

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have revealed that sensory nerve signals interfere with the immune system's response to lung cancer.

19 May 2026

Experimental smartphone game quickly identifies patients with depression

An experimental diagnostic tool in the form of a computer game was able to quickly identify patients with depression based on anhedonia, a key feature of the disease, a new study shows.

19 May 2026

Switching to pod-based e-cigarette could improve the odds of quitting smoking

Cigarette smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, even as rates of cigarette smoking have fallen to an all-time low of approximately 10% in 2024.

19 May 2026

New wristband algorithm detects sudden cardiac arrest with high accuracy

A smart-technology wearable wristband device may be able to automatically detect cardiac arrest, which could lead to faster medical assistance and increased survival odds when cardiac arrest occurs outside of a hospital, according to new research published today in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, a peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Heart Association.

19 May 2026

Pennington and Vanderbilt launch major study on childhood obesity treatment

Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has launched a research study, the COACH trial, to test different ways to help children and their families improve their health through lifestyle changes delivered by primary care clinics in communities in Louisiana and Tennessee.

19 May 2026

New skin patch could replace bulky polygraphs and sleep monitors

A novel wireless chest patch enables continuous monitoring of stress signals, enhancing psychophysiological assessment in clinical and real-world settings.

19 May 2026

Pregnancy-related disorders may shape offspring heart health into adulthood

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy may lead to lasting cardiovascular issues in offspring, highlighting the need for improved maternal health strategies.

19 May 2026

Study supports flexible blood transfusion options in emergency trauma care

Giving whole blood or the component parts of blood are equally effective options for paramedics and emergency medical technicians to use in treating patients with severe, traumatic bleeding before arriving at the hospital, according to a large, nationwide trial directed by University of Pittsburgh and UPMC clinicians and scientists.

19 May 2026