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.

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Cholesterol Physiology

What is Heart Rate?

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Heart Failure Prognosis

Heart Attack Symptoms

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

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What is a Heart Attack?

Hypertension Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

What is Cardiology?

Cardiovascular Drugs

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Heart Failure Classification

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Heart Attack Questions

Heart Failure Symptoms

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Hypertension Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Heart Failure

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Dieting for Obese Children

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

What is high cholesterol?

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

High Blood Pressure in Children

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Heart Failure Management

Cardiology Procedures

Surviving Heart Attack

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Heart Attack Treatment

What is Obesity?

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Cardiovascular Disease Research

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Target Heart Rate

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Structure and Function of the Heart

Heart Failure Causes

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

What is Cholesterol?

Obesity in Adults

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Hypertension Risk Factors

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Heart Failure Terminology

Heart Rate Reserve

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Majority of older adults in Ireland have poorly controlled high blood pressure

High blood pressure becomes more common after age 40years yet new research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin shows that many people in Ireland with hypertension are still not optimally diagnosed or treated based on European Gudelines.

16 Jan 2026

Monash experts urge funding for national genomic screening to prevent disease

Leading genomic health experts from Monash University are calling for urgent government funding to progress the development of a national preventive genomic testing program that would save thousands of Australians from conditions like cancer and heart disease.

16 Jan 2026

AI identifies promising CDK9 inhibitors for cancer treatment

A new and important discovery comes from the field of oncological research thanks to the joint work of researchers from the Sbarro Institute in Philadelphia, the National Cancer Institute – Pascale Foundation, and the University of Pisa.

16 Jan 2026

Natural brakes on inflammation could treat chronic diseases

Researchers at University College London (UCL) have uncovered a key mechanism that helps the body switch off inflammation – a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for chronic diseases affecting millions worldwide.

16 Jan 2026

New oral drug safely lowers triglycerides and other blood lipids in Phase 1 trial

In a Phase 1 clinical study, researchers led by EPFL and their partners report that a new liver- and gut-targeted oral drug can safely lower triglycerides and other blood lipids.

16 Jan 2026

Raising the minimum wage is linked to fewer dangerous pregnancy complications

Findings indicate that higher minimum wages are linked to reduced maternal hypertensive disorders, emphasizing the impact of economic policy on health outcomes.

16 Jan 2026

Thermogenic beige fat protects blood vessels from hypertension

Obesity causes hypertension. Hypertension causes cardiovascular disease. And cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide.

15 Jan 2026

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