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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.

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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

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Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

What is high cholesterol?

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Dieting for Obese Children

Heart Failure Prognosis

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Hypertension Treatment

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Heart Rate Reserve

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Hypertension Risk Factors

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Heart Failure Symptoms

Heart Failure Causes

What is a Heart Attack?

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Heart Attack Symptoms

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Heart Failure Classification

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Target Heart Rate

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Obesity in Adults

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Cardiovascular Disease Research

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Heart Attack Questions

Heart Attack Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Hypertension Diagnosis

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

What is Cardiology?

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Heart Failure

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Structure and Function of the Heart

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Surviving Heart Attack

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Heart Failure Management

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

What is Obesity?

Cardiothoracic Surgery

High Blood Pressure in Children

What is Heart Rate?

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Heart Failure Terminology

Cardiology Procedures

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

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Sugar intake may reduce effectiveness of relaxation exercises

How does sugar affect relaxation exercises? A new study carried out by researchers from the University of Konstanz provides revealing insights into the connection between blood glucose and the autonomic nervous system: The intake of sugar counteracts relaxation.

7 Apr 2026

Early genetic signals connect diabetes subgroups to heart disease risk

A growing body of research shows that diabetes can be stratified into five different subgroups. Researchers at Lund University have now investigated whether a person's genetic predisposition to different diabetes subgroups can help assess the risk of developing coronary artery disease.

7 Apr 2026

Treating heart failure patients with i.v. furosemide and HSS reduces inflammatory, remodeling markers

A new research paper was published in Volume 18 of Aging-US on March 26, 2026, titled "Effects of intravenous furosemide plus small-volume hypertonic saline solutions on inflammatory, remodeling markers and epigenetics signatures of patients with congestive acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF)."

7 Apr 2026

Mount Sinai launches Adams Valve Institute for advanced heart care

The Mount Sinai Health System today announced the launch of the Adams Valve Institute, a new global center dedicated to advancing comprehensive care and surgical techniques for patients with heart valve disease.

7 Apr 2026

Study investigates how the brain maintains consciousness during physiological failure

Near-death experiences continue to challenge the scientific understanding of consciousness: how can vivid and structured reports be explained at moments of extreme physiological failure?

7 Apr 2026

New obesity definition could delay treatment and widen health gaps

The Lancet obesity framework aims to improve risk assessment but risks delaying treatment and deepening health inequities, according to recent evaluations.

7 Apr 2026

Challenging processed meat risks for dry-cured ham consumption

The effects of dry-cured ham on cardiometabolic health are nuanced, with evidence suggesting it may not adversely affect key health markers in moderation.

7 Apr 2026

Prickly pear may pack a surprising punch against metabolic syndrome

This narrative review examines how Opuntia ficus-indica fruit, or prickly pear, may help target multiple features of metabolic syndrome through its fiber, betalains, polyphenols, carotenoids, and other bioactive compounds. The authors conclude that the fruit shows promising mechanistic and preclinical potential, but stronger human trials are still needed before firm clinical claims can be made.

6 Apr 2026

How gut microbes may shape heart attack damage and recovery

This review argues that gut microbes and the metabolites they produce, especially SCFAs and TMAO, may shape how the heart responds to myocardial infarction through epigenetic pathways such as DNA methylation, histone modification, and non-coding RNAs. It also outlines potential intervention routes, including diet, probiotics, postbiotics, and metabolite-targeted therapies, while noting that much of the evidence remains translational and not yet clinically definitive.

6 Apr 2026

Flu vaccination may cut heart attack and stroke risk after infection

In Danish adults aged 40 years or older, laboratory-confirmed influenza was linked to a sharp short-term rise in first-time heart attack and stroke risk, especially in the first 7 days after infection. Prior same-season influenza vaccination was associated with about half the excess cardiovascular risk among infected individuals, suggesting possible protection even in breakthrough cases.

6 Apr 2026

Evolocumab trial could reshape how doctors treat high-risk cholesterol patients

A new ACC/AHA dyslipidemia guideline and editorial argue that guideline development is rigorous but can lag behind fast-moving science, using the VESALIUS-CV trial as a clear example. The trial showed that intensive LDL cholesterol lowering with evolocumab reduced cardiovascular events in high-risk patients without prior heart attack or stroke, with implications for future guideline updates.

6 Apr 2026

Large-scale exposome research shows how multiple factors influence disease risk

For decades, scientists have been carefully unraveling the role of genes in disease by examining how small variations in a person's genetic code can shape lifelong risk of developing common conditions such as cancer, diabetes, or heart disease.

6 Apr 2026

Remote monitoring technology helps Brooklyn resident manage high blood pressure

When 57-year-old Brooklyn resident Timothy Rhonda visited Park Ridge Family Health Center at NYU Langone with dangerously high blood pressure, he worried he might once again end up in the hospital.

6 Apr 2026

Immigrant seniors lose Medicare coverage despite paying for it

Rosa María Carranza leaned forward to hold a 3-year-old's back as the girl climbed a rock in the forested hills of northeast Oakland.

6 Apr 2026

Requests for “unvaccinated” blood lead to delays and patient harm

The trend for unvaccinated blood donations raises concerns about patient safety and resource efficiency, emphasizing the need for better transfusion protocols.

6 Apr 2026

Irregular bedtimes double heart risk for those getting below 8 hours

Irregular sleep timing significantly impacts heart health, with inconsistent bedtimes linked to a higher risk of major cardiovascular events over a decade.

6 Apr 2026

Toxic RNA drives progressive heart damage in myotonic dystrophy

Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is the most common cause of adult-onset muscular dystrophy, a genetic disorder that leads to muscle weakness and wasting, but also affects the brain, the gastrointestinal tract and the heart.

3 Apr 2026

Overnight machine perfusion enables safe daytime liver transplants

It is safe for patients to receive a donor liver that has been intentionally preserved overnight using machine perfusion to enable a daytime transplant.

3 Apr 2026

NHS GM care in patients’ homes as NHS virtual wards expand

When Raymond from Salford was diagnosed with heart failure, he faced an extended hospital stay until NHS Greater Manchester’s virtual ward allowed him to continue his care safely at home. He received twice-daily home visits from the Salford Urgent Response team and had regular contact with clinicians looking after him to discuss and review his care. This meant he could recover more comfortably and quickly being at home.

3 Apr 2026

Oral molecule prevents kidney stones and restores survival in mice

Scientists at the Buck Institute for Research on Aging have shown that an orally administered small molecule, N-propargylglycine (N-PPG), can completely prevent the formation of calcium oxalate kidney stones, protect against kidney failure, and fully restore normal survival in a mouse model of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 2 (PH2), a rare and currently untreatable genetic disorder that causes progressive kidney failure in infants and young adults.

2 Apr 2026