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.

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

High Blood Pressure in Children

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

What is Obesity?

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Heart Attack Treatment

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

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Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Heart Failure

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Heart Rate Reserve

What is high cholesterol?

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Structure and Function of the Heart

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Heart Failure Terminology

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Heart Failure Prognosis

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Hypertension Diagnosis

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Heart Failure Causes

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Heart Attack Symptoms

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Heart Failure Management

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Cardiovascular Drugs

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Target Heart Rate

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Dieting for Obese Children

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Surviving Heart Attack

Cardiothoracic Surgery

What is Cholesterol?

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

What is a Heart Attack?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Heart Attack Questions

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Heart Failure Classification

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Hypertension Treatment

Heart Failure Symptoms

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Cholesterol Physiology

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Cardiovascular Disease Research

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Cardiology Procedures

What is Heart Rate?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Heart Attack Diagnosis

What is Cardiology?

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Obesity in Adults

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Hypertension Risk Factors

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Does night shift work increase osteoporosis risk?

Research shows that night shift work is associated with higher osteoporosis risk, emphasizing the importance of monitoring bone health in affected populations.

15 Jan 2026

Screen time may increase body fat in children

A study links excessive screen time in children to higher body fat and poor metabolic health, highlighting cardiorespiratory fitness as a protective factor.

15 Jan 2026

What TV gets wrong about cardiac arrest and CPR

Inaccurate TV portrayals of cardiac arrest and CPR could affect viewer perceptions and actions, emphasizing the need for alignment with current guidelines.

15 Jan 2026

Bradycardia emerges as key clinical sign of xylazine-opioid overdose

Researchers have identified bradycardia-an abnormally low heart rate–as a symptom of xylazine-opioid overdose.

14 Jan 2026

Hearing aid use has little impact on cognitive test scores

A new study has found that for people with moderate hearing loss, being prescribed hearing aids had little impact on cognitive test scores.

14 Jan 2026

CRISPR-Cas3: A safer gene-editing tool shows promise for transthyretin amyloidosis treatment

Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in the primary genetic material, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), of an organism. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a progressive disorder involving amyloid deposits of misfolded transthyretin (TTR) proteins.

14 Jan 2026

Heart failure care gaps found among Asian American ethnic groups

Using nearly a decade of data (2015–2023) from 800+ U.S. hospitals and more than 700,000 patients overall, Northwestern researchers found that when Asian American heart failure patients are separated by ethnicity, rather than grouped together as "Asian," important differences in care emerge across groups including Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean and Japanese patients.

14 Jan 2026

Research shows racial-ethnic differences in the risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure

The risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure varied markedly among subgroups of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people, highlighting the need for tailored prevention and treatment, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

14 Jan 2026

Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

Let's be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences.

14 Jan 2026

Bariatric surgery reshapes body fat and muscle more than GLP-1 drugs

Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 treatments reshape body composition differently, emphasizing the importance of sex and treatment choice in muscle preservation.

14 Jan 2026

Light daily movement linked to longer life in cardiometabolic disease

Researchers determine the impact of light physical activity on mortality in people with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.

14 Jan 2026

Axol Bioscience raises $2.8 M to advance US expansion and product development

Axol Bioscience Ltd. (Axol), a leading provider of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologies for drug discovery and disease research, today announced that it has secured $2.8 million (£2.1 million) in funding.

13 Jan 2026

Study explores how biological and environmental systems regulate body weight

Pennington Biomedical researchers recently investigated the systems of the body that regulate weight, exploring whether our bodies defend an established weight target or if our bodies operate within a broader range of tolerance before biological mechanisms are activated.

13 Jan 2026

Preclinical study reveals potential new treatment for severe liver fibrosis

Researchers at McMaster University are leading preclinical studies into a novel drug candidate developed by Espervita Therapeutics that has the potential to prevent and reverse liver fibrosis - a dangerous, disease-induced build-up of scar tissue in the liver that often leads to cancer.

13 Jan 2026