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.

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Target Heart Rate

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

What is Heart Rate?

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

What is a Heart Attack?

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Hypertension Treatment

Heart Failure Management

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Heart Failure Terminology

Hypertension Risk Factors

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Cholesterol Physiology

Surviving Heart Attack

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Cardiovascular Drugs

Heart Failure Classification

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Hypertension Diagnosis

What is Cholesterol?

Heart Failure

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Structure and Function of the Heart

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Heart Attack Symptoms

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Obesity in Adults

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

High Blood Pressure in Children

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Cardiothoracic Surgery

What is high cholesterol?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Heart Failure Symptoms

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Heart Rate Reserve

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Cardiology Procedures

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Obesity and Blood Pressure

What is Cardiology?

Heart Failure Prognosis

Heart Failure Causes

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Heart Attack Treatment

Dieting for Obese Children

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Cardiovascular Disease Research

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Heart Attack Questions

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

What is Obesity?

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Low patient engagement hinders at-home blood pressure management

Despite guideline recommendations and improved access to care, individuals with hypertension are unlikely to measure their blood pressure at home as often as recommended, according to data from researchers at Mass General Brigham.

21 Jan 2026

Nutrition experts call for dietary fiber recognition as an essential nutrient

Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka nutrition experts are calling for dietary fiber to be officially recognized internationally as an essential nutrient - the first 'new' essential nutrient in more than 50 years.

21 Jan 2026

Serum uric acid levels linked to atrial fibrillation burden

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. This study investigated the association between serum uric acid (UA) levels and atrial fibrillation (AF) burden in Chinese patients with AF.

21 Jan 2026

New review explores how stress uniquely affects children

Most research on the health effects of stress focuses on adults, but a new review looks at how stress uniquely affects children.

21 Jan 2026

Tracing the decline in American heart disease mortality

Following a five-year upward trend likely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the number of heart disease and stroke deaths has declined, yet, heart disease and stroke still kill more people in the U.S. each year than any other cause, according to data reported in the 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of U.S. and Global Data From the American Heart Association.

21 Jan 2026

Arthritis significantly restricts employment for millions of American adults

According to new research from the University of Delaware, nearly 40% of American adults ages 18 to 64 with arthritis - almost 10 million people - say the medical condition is limiting their ability to work.

21 Jan 2026

New AI framework mirrors human physiology to understand emotional experiences

Emotions are a fundamental part of human psychology-a complex process that has long distinguished us from machines.

20 Jan 2026

Rice’s SynthX Center leads interdisciplinary effort to tackle rare lymphatic disorders

Rice University's SynthX Center, directed by Han Xiao, has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Lymphatic Imaging, Genomics and pHenotyping Technologies (LIGHT) program to develop innovative solutions for lymphatic diseases.

20 Jan 2026

Weill Cornell Medicine receives ARPA-H award to advance lymphatic disease diagnosis

Weill Cornell Medicine has received a $5.2 million, initial two-year award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) Lymphatic Imaging, Genomics, and pHenotyping Technologies (LIGHT) program to develop a comprehensive and innovative approach to diagnosing lymphatic disease.

20 Jan 2026

Diverse exercise routines associated with reduced risk of death

Regularly doing a mix of different types of physical activity may be best for prolonging the lifespan, but the associations aren't linear, pointing to a possible optimal threshold effect, suggests research published in the open access journal BMJ Medicine.

20 Jan 2026

Lifestyle prevention of diabetes may halve carbon footprint associated with treating complications

Preventing high blood glucose (pre-diabetes) from turning into type 2 diabetes with lifestyle changes could more than halve the carbon footprint associated with treating the complications of the disease, suggests a modelling study, published in the open access journal BMJ Open.

20 Jan 2026

COVID-19 severity is linked to changes in mitochondrial DNA methylation

This study examined mitochondrial and nuclear-encoded mitochondrial DNA methylation in Indian patients with severe COVID-19 and found region-specific differential methylation linked to disease severity. Pathway analyses and protein assays implicated disrupted mitochondrial metabolism and dynamics, suggesting a role for mitochondrial epigenetic regulation in COVID-19 pathophysiology.

20 Jan 2026

Algae may help meet future protein demand without straining the planet

This narrative review evaluates clinical evidence on algae and algal proteins as sustainable, nutrient-dense food sources with high protein quality and bioactive compounds. Findings suggest potential benefits for muscle protein synthesis, cardiometabolic markers, immune modulation, and antioxidant status, while emphasizing heterogeneity, short-term data, and the need for longer clinical trials.

20 Jan 2026

Scientists discover why patients with chronic kidney disease die of heart problems

Scientists have discovered an answer to the longstanding mystery of why more than half of patients with chronic kidney disease ultimately die of cardiovascular problems: Their kidneys produce a substance that poisons the heart.

20 Jan 2026

Leading cardiovascular societies call for urgent action to address environmental stressors

The world's leading cardiovascular societies, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and the World Heart Federation (WHF) have today issued the first ever joint statement calling for urgent action to address environmental stressors as major, yet preventable, causes of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

20 Jan 2026