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.

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Cardiology Procedures

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

What is Cholesterol?

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Heart Attack Treatment

Dieting for Obese Children

Heart Failure Management

Surviving Heart Attack

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Structure and Function of the Heart

High Blood Pressure in Children

What is high cholesterol?

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Heart Attack Questions

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Cardiovascular Drugs

Heart Failure Prognosis

What is Heart Rate?

Cardiovascular Disease Research

What is Cardiology?

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Heart Failure Causes

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Obesity in Adults

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Heart Rate Reserve

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Hypertension Treatment

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Target Heart Rate

Hypertension Diagnosis

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Heart Failure Symptoms

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Hypertension Risk Factors

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Heart Attack Symptoms

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

What is Obesity?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

What is a Heart Attack?

Heart Failure

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Heart Failure Terminology

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

COPD and Sleep Apnea

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Cholesterol Physiology

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart Failure Classification

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Indoor environments expose people to a growing mix of new contaminants

Indoor dust, air and everyday products are exposing people to a growing mix of "new contaminants" inside homes, schools and workplaces, according to a new perspective published in the journal New Contaminants.

13 Dec 2025

Lowering blood sugar reduces heart risk in prediabetes

Lowering blood sugar levels halves the likelihood of serious heart problems in people with prediabetes.

12 Dec 2025

Indiana University physician joins FDA panel on male hormone therapy

Helen Bernie, DO, MPH, assistant professor of urology at Indiana University School of Medicine, will participate in an expert panel on testosterone replacement therapy and men's health to be held Wednesday, Dec. 10, by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Bernie's role on the panel is that of a clinical expert on men's reproductive health, which is the focus of both her practice and academic research.

12 Dec 2025

Human heart organoids enable new therapies for atrial fibrillation

Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast heartbeat, it's been at least 30 years since any new treatments have been developed.

12 Dec 2025

Glycation stress drives aortic stiffening through oxidative stress and senescence

A new research paper was published in Volume 17, Issue 11 of Aging-US on November 14, 2025, titled "Methylglyoxal-induced glycation stress promotes aortic stiffening: putative mechanistic roles of oxidative stress and cellular senescence."

12 Dec 2025

Nighttime heart attacks cause less damage due to neutrophil circadian rhythms

Heart attacks that occur at night are less severe than those that strike during the day. A new study from the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) explains why. Published in the Journal of Experimental Medicine, the study led by Dr. Andrés Hidalgo's group at the CNIC shows that neutrophils-a type of white blood cell-have an internal clock that regulates their aggressiveness throughout the day and determines the extent of damage they cause to the heart after a heart attack.

12 Dec 2025

Mass General Brigham launches AI company to enhance clinical trial matching

Mass General Brigham is announcing the spinout of AIwithCare, a company founded by researchers from the health system who developed an artificial intelligence (AI) screening tool that significantly outperformed manual screening for determining a patient's eligibility and enrolling them in a clinical trial.

12 Dec 2025

Increased epicardial fat volume linked to greater myocardial injury after infarction

Increased volume of epicardial adipose tissue, detected by cardiovascular imaging, was found to be associated with greater myocardial injury after a myocardial infarction.

12 Dec 2025

How specific foods reshape oxidative stress responses during and after high-intensity training

Carbohydrate-rich foods blunt acute oxidative stress during fasted high-intensity exercise, while polyphenol-rich foods accelerate early recovery by reducing post-exercise ROS. Findings highlight how nutrient timing shapes redox responses in sedentary young women undergoing resistance-circuit HIIT.

11 Dec 2025

What happens to your body when you eat takeaway food too often?

This study of 8,556 US adults shows that frequent takeaway food consumption is associated with a higher energy-adjusted Dietary Inflammatory Index and adverse cardiometabolic markers. The findings suggest that reducing takeaway intake and lowering dietary inflammatory potential may improve long-term cardiometabolic health.

11 Dec 2025

Breast arterial calcification on mammograms predicts future heart risk

Routine mammograms are a critical tool for breast cancer screening. However, they may also hold crucial, potentially untapped information about a person's risk for cardiovascular disease, the number one cause of death among adults.

11 Dec 2025

New blood biomarker predicts brain damage after cardiac arrest

A blood biomarker yet to be used in cardiac arrest care can give a clearer picture of the extent of brain damage after a cardiac arrest.

11 Dec 2025

White bread vs wholegrain: which one is actually better for your health?

This review dispels common myths about white and wholegrain bread by examining their composition processing and health effects. It concludes that while wholegrain breads offer added benefits white bread remains a safe affordable and nutritionally meaningful staple when fortified.

11 Dec 2025

AI-based tool may help personalize the treatment of patients with reduced coronary blood flow

Reduced coronary blood flow, measured with an artificial intelligence-based imaging tool, predicted future cardiovascular events in patients with suspected stable coronary artery disease.

11 Dec 2025

Frequency and quantity of alcohol consumption influence cancer risk

As Americans gear up for the holiday season, new research offers a timely reminder to reflect on the long-term health effects of raising a celebratory glass – or two.

11 Dec 2025

Cuffless blood pressure devices show great promise as alternatives to traditional arm-cuff monitors

Cuffless devices to measure blood pressure, such as smartwatches, rings, patches and fingertip monitors, show great promise as alternatives to traditional arm-cuff monitors, however, they are not yet proven accurate enough to diagnose high blood pressure or guide treatment decisions, according to a new scientific statement published today in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.

11 Dec 2025

Interventions to treat valvular heart disease in cancer patients significantly improve survival

Valvular heart disease, identified through cardiovascular imaging, is common in cancer patients. Interventions to treat valvular heart disease significantly improved survival.

11 Dec 2025

Glucose-lowering drugs may reduce risk of developing epilepsy

A preliminary study of people with diabetes suggests that use of glucose-lowering GLP-1 drugs may be linked to a lower risk of developing epilepsy. The study was published on December 10, 2025, in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

10 Dec 2025

Collaborative project seeks safer therapies for ischemia and reperfusion injury

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and Trinity University will improve a prodrug, a compound activated in the body, to mitigate tissue and organ damage associated with heart attacks, strokes and traumatic injuries.

10 Dec 2025

Family history of cardiometabolic disease linked to early heart damage in adolescents

A new study among more than 1,500 British adolescents is the first in the world to assess the association between familial cardiometabolic diseases and the offspring's risk of premature heart damage by early adulthood.

10 Dec 2025