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.

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Structure and Function of the Heart

Heart Failure Symptoms

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

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Dieting for Obese Children

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Heart Failure Management

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Heart Failure Prognosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

What is Heart Rate?

Surviving Heart Attack

Heart Failure Terminology

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

What is a Heart Attack?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

What is Obesity?

Hypertension Treatment

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Obesity and Blood Pressure

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Cardiology Procedures

Target Heart Rate

Hypertension Risk Factors

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Heart Failure

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Heart Rate Reserve

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Heart Attack Diagnosis

High Blood Pressure in Children

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

What is high cholesterol?

What is Cardiology?

Heart Attack Questions

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Heart Failure Classification

Cardiovascular Drugs

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

COPD and Sleep Apnea

What is Cholesterol?

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Heart Attack Symptoms

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Obesity in Adults

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Heart Attack Treatment

Cholesterol Physiology

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Heart Failure Causes

Heart Rate Abnormalities

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Hypertension Diagnosis

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

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Racial disparities in hypertension onset among women

The study highlights that Black women develop hypertension almost a decade earlier than White women, calling for targeted interventions to reduce disparities.

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Psychological stress accelerates immune aging through the gut microbiota

Psychological stress is increasingly recognized as a risk factor for certain health conditions including cardiovascular disease and diabetes, especially when paired with an impaired immune response.

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Prenatal high fructose exposure impairs brain development and memory

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Vascular organoids may be an effective treatment for ischemic heart disease

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Lung tumors hijack nervous system to drive cancer-related cachexia

According to the Cleveland Clinic, a quarter of cancer deaths can be attributed to one source: cachexia. Cachexia is a syndrome that accompanies underlying chronic illness and causes unwanted muscle and fat loss, reducing quality of life and sometimes even limiting treatment options.

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Study reveals double burden of malnutrition among low-income urban children in India

Children growing up in a low-income urban community in Vellore are now facing two seemingly opposite forms of malnutrition simultaneously: persistent thinness and rising obesity by the time they reach primary school age.

2 Jul 2026

Severe gum disease linked to early kidney function decline

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Blood pressure and cholesterol gaps shrink among older adults with obesity

Over the last three decades, differences in unhealthy cholesterol levels and blood pressure between older adults with obesity and those with a normal Body Mass Index (BMI) have narrowed or disappeared in several high-income countries, suggests a study published in The Lancet.

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Depression-like behavior may accelerate endocrine aging in primates

A new review was published in Volume 18 of Aging on June 11, 2026, titled "Age-related dysfunctions of the neuroendocrine axes in nonhuman primates with depression-like and anxious behavior."

1 Jul 2026

Biological heart valves support safer pregnancies despite reoperation risks

In severe disease of the aortic valve, choosing a new heart valve is especially difficult for young women who want to become pregnant.

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GLP-1 medications may improve long-term health for people with peripheral artery disease

GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) medications were shown to reduce the number of deaths, amputations and hospitalizations among people with Type 2 diabetes who also had narrowed leg arteries associated with PAD (peripheral artery disease), according to new, independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

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Obesity may account for up to one in four polypharmacy cases

The study reveals obesity's role in polypharmacy, indicating that reducing obesity may lower medication burden and enhance quality of life for older adults.

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New soft robotic heart accurately mimics the complex movements of human valves

Researchers at UNSW Sydney have developed a fully synthetic soft robotic heart that reproduces the complex movements and internal structures of the human heart, opening the door to better treatments, safer medical devices and more personalized care.

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Monoclonal antibody shows promise for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome

Doctors have few options for patients who develop a life-threatening lung condition called acute respiratory distress syndrome, or ARDS.

30 Jun 2026

Blood protein clocks flag higher risks of death and chronic disease

Proteomic age clocks applied to two European cohorts linked faster biological aging with smoking, alcohol use, physical inactivity, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, dementia, and several cancers. The Global proteomic clock predicted mortality as well as established lifestyle risk factors, while organ-specific clocks showed stronger links with related cancers of the kidney, lung, and stomach.

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Review links iron-dependent cell death to pathogenesis of Friedreich's Ataxia

Published in the open-access journal Ferroptosis and Oxidative Stress, the review by Giovanni Cravin and Giorgio Cozza from the University of Padua examines the growing evidence linking ferroptosis to the pathogenesis of Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA), a rare inherited neurodegenerative disease characterized by progressive neurological decline, cardiomyopathy, and premature mortality.

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