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.

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Cardiovascular Drugs

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Heart Failure

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Obesity in Adults

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cardiology Procedures

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

What is high cholesterol?

Cholesterol Physiology

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Heart Attack Questions

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

What is Obesity?

Heart Failure Management

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Heart Failure Prognosis

Dieting for Obese Children

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

What is a Heart Attack?

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Heart Attack Diagnosis

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Heart Failure Terminology

Hypertension Risk Factors

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Heart Rate Reserve

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Structure and Function of the Heart

Heart Failure Symptoms

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertension Diagnosis

What is Cardiology?

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

High Blood Pressure in Children

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Heart Attack Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Hypertension Treatment

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Heart Failure Classification

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Heart Failure Causes

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

What is Cholesterol?

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Heart Attack Symptoms

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

What is Heart Rate?

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Target Heart Rate

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Surviving Heart Attack

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A 30-year study found a surprising link between alcohol, survival and heart attack risk

In a 30-year study of 973 middle-aged Swedish male automotive workers, alcohol consumption was associated with lower all-cause mortality and longer estimated time to death, while beer consumption was linked to a higher likelihood of myocardial infarction. No significant association was found between alcohol consumption and stroke, and the authors cautioned that socioeconomic differences, self-reported intake, and other unmeasured factors may have influenced the findings.

14 Aug 2026

Meat, stress and risk-taking: what 38 experiments reveal about masculinity threat

Experimental evidence suggests that masculinity threat can push some men toward health-risk behaviors, with the clearest and most consistent effects seen in meat-related food choices. Across 38 experiments, effects on stress, fitness, risk-taking, and relationships were mixed or limited, while individual beliefs about masculinity shaped how men responded.

14 Aug 2026

Your sleep and stress may be connected in a more complicated way than expected

A seven-day intensive longitudinal study of 106 university students found little evidence that higher-than-usual daytime stress predicted poorer sleep that night. In contrast, better-than-usual subjective sleep was followed by lower perceived stress the next day, while objective sleep associations were generally weak and uncertain.

13 Aug 2026

Smokers lack awareness of smoking-related cardiovascular risks

An international study has found that despite two decades of global tobacco control efforts, the message still is not getting through to enough smokers that smoking and second-hand smoke cause heart attack and stroke.

13 Aug 2026

Mitochondrial protein deficiency drives increased fat intake and obesity

Obesity is a global health concern that can contribute to diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and other metabolic disorders.

13 Aug 2026

Finnish study links habitual coffee consumption to healthier body metabolism

Coffee is one of the world's most widely consumed beverages, and previous research has linked its consumption to a lower risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

13 Aug 2026

Alzheimer's markers show crucial differences across diverse global populations

Established Alzheimer's markers are also detected in blood samples from Nigeria and Tanzania. But other proteins in the blood differ from those seen in a comparable group in Canada.

13 Aug 2026

Swimming sends wrist-worn heart rate monitors off track

Researchers created an open-access dataset comparing two wrist-worn heart rate monitors with a chest-strap reference during dry-land exercise and swimming. Both smartwatches performed substantially worse underwater, highlighting the challenges water poses to optical heart rate monitoring and providing a resource for future research on aquatic wearables.

12 Aug 2026

Intensive blood pressure control lowers stroke recurrence risk in ICH survivors

Intensive, long-term blood pressure-lowering treatment reduced the risk of recurrent stroke by 38%, without increasing serious adverse events, in people who have survived an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).

12 Aug 2026

Inhaled cannabis reduces premature heartbeats in habitual users

Habitual cannabis users experienced about 9% fewer premature heartbeats on days they inhaled cannabis compared with days they abstained, a counterintuitive finding that adds to the complex and evolving understanding of how cannabis affects the heart, new UC San Francisco-led research found.

12 Aug 2026

AI-enabled stethoscope frequently misses heart murmurs in companion animals

Fourth-year veterinary students matched - and experienced clinicians outperformed - an AI-enabled digital stethoscope in diagnosing heart murmurs and arrhythmias in cats and dogs, according to a new study from North Carolina State University.

12 Aug 2026

UC San Diego and West Health launch new national healthcare model

America's health care system is under pressure with demand rising, hospital capacity strained and the number of patients who need care the most increasing faster than the system was built to serve.

12 Aug 2026

Ultra-processed foods linked to higher prostate cancer risk in men

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) account for nearly 60% of adults' and 70% of children's energy intake in the United States.

12 Aug 2026

Insilico Medicine nominates powerful oral drug candidate for the management of heart risks

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced the nomination of ISM0900, a potent, AI-driven, highly selective, orally available small molecule inhibitor of lipoprotein(a), or Lp(a), as a preclinical candidate (PCC) for the management of cardiovascular risks.

12 Aug 2026

Modern blood thinners slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer's patients

People with both atrial fibrillation and Alzheimer's disease who are treated with modern NOAC blood-thinning medicines may experience a slower rate of cognitive decline.

12 Aug 2026

Dysregulated immune cells drive hidden inflammation after heart attacks

People with narrowing of the coronary arteries have low-grade, uncontrolled inflammation in the body, even if they are symptom-free and receiving optimal treatment.

12 Aug 2026

Childhood screen time may support cognitive processing in teenagers

In a recent Finnish study, more screen time since childhood was associated with better cognitive processing in adolescence.

12 Aug 2026

Online AI breastfeeding advice causes dangerous delays in infant care

For sleep-deprived nursing moms, artificial intelligence may feel like a lifeline.

12 Aug 2026

Social disadvantage associated with increased mortality risk in women with early natural menopause

Early natural menopause is already associated with a higher long-term health burden. A new large-scale study demonstrates that cumulative social disadvantage-and in particular, unemployment-is strongly associated with an increased risk of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, as well as a marked predisposition to dementia, in women with early natural menopause.

12 Aug 2026

Molecular mapping reveals hidden cellular programs in heart transplant rejection

A new study that explores gene expression during heart transplant rejection marks a step forward for precision medicine approaches to treat organ rejection.

12 Aug 2026