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.

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

What is Obesity?

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Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Heart Failure Management

Heart Failure Diagnosis

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Heart Attack Symptoms

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

What is Heart Rate?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

What is a Heart Attack?

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Heart Failure Symptoms

Heart Failure Causes

What is Cardiology?

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Heart Failure Prognosis

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Cardiovascular Drugs

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Dieting for Obese Children

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Heart Failure

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Hypertension Risk Factors

Cardiology Procedures

Heart Rate Reserve

High Blood Pressure in Children

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

What is Cholesterol?

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Hypertension Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Structure and Function of the Heart

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Hypertension Treatment

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart Attack Treatment

Heart Failure Terminology

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Heart Failure Classification

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Target Heart Rate

Cholesterol Physiology

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Surviving Heart Attack

Obesity in Adults

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

What is high cholesterol?

Heart Attack Questions

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

New smartphone patch accurately measures heart health without electronics

The patch is the first of its kind in the world and can assess a patient’s heart condition when combined with an ordinary smartphone.

29 Oct 2026

New Yale initiative explores the role of inflammation in disease

Yale School of Medicine (YSM) was awarded a $10 million grant from the Blavatnik Family Foundation (BFF) to launch a new research initiative in the field of inflammation science.

29 Oct 2026

New iron contrast agent offers safer cardiac MRI scans

The Biomolecular Nanotechnology research group led by Ikerbasque research professor Aitziber L. Cortajarena from CIC biomaGUNE has developed a new iron-based contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging that can be used for both diagnosis and treatment.

29 Oct 2026

Circadian desynchronization: The hidden cost of daylight saving time transitions

Turning the clocks back an hour each fall can feel like a gift: an extra hour of sleep. But the tradeoff is less daylight in the evening, and the annual switch continues to earn mixed reviews.

29 Oct 2026

Ohio State treats Midwest’s first patient in a trial of novel ventricular tachycardia device

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is the first center in the Midwest to enroll and treat a patient in a new clinical trial using a novel device designed to treat recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT), a serious heart rhythm disorder.

28 Oct 2026

University of Utah researchers discover backup energy system in the heart

The heart is the hardest-working muscle in the body, beating constantly no matter what the body's energy reserves look like.

28 Oct 2026

Michigan Medicine study reveals how diabetes drug reduces stroke risk

For millions living with type 2 diabetes, heart disease remains one of the greatest threats to their health.

28 Oct 2026

Plant and animal proteins show opposite effects on testosterone levels

Higher animal protein intake was associated with lower blood testosterone levels, while higher plant protein intake was associated with higher levels, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.

28 Oct 2026

Review highlights essential neurological considerations for gender dysphoria care

Gender dysphoria involves distress caused by a mismatch between a person's gender identity and sex assigned at birth.

28 Oct 2026

Autistic people report worse menopause symptoms and lower quality of life

A new study by researchers at Bournemouth University has shown that autistic people consistently experience more severe menopausal symptoms than non-autistic people, leading to poorer wellbeing and quality of life.

27 Oct 2026

Low vitamin B12 is linked to heart disease. Supplements tell a different story

A narrative review published in Nutrition Journal examines how vitamin B12 deficiency may contribute to cardiovascular disease through elevated homocysteine, endothelial dysfunction, oxidative stress and altered methylation. The authors found that B12 supplementation has not consistently prevented heart attacks or cardiovascular deaths in clinical trials, although combined B-vitamin therapy may modestly reduce stroke risk, particularly in populations without folic acid fortification.

27 Oct 2026

CT scans linked vitamin D levels to fat within muscles after bariatric surgery

Researchers followed 113 adults for one year after bariatric surgery and found that those with higher postoperative vitamin D concentrations had less fat infiltration within certain muscles and lower visceral adiposity. They found no significant association between increases in vitamin D and changes in body composition after correction for multiple comparisons, while preoperative vitamin D levels did not independently predict postoperative body composition.

27 Oct 2026

Men with lower testosterone at 31 reported good health 15 years later

Researchers analyzed testosterone concentrations measured at age 31 in 2,691 Finnish men and assessed self-reported health, medical conditions, and quality of life at age 46. Men across testosterone quartiles generally reported good health and excellent quality of life, while differences in metabolic and gastrointestinal conditions lost statistical significance after adjustment for waist circumference.

27 Oct 2026

High-scoring endocrinologists are more likely to prescribe key diabetes drugs

Endocrinologists who scored highest on the American Board of Internal Medicine's Longitudinal Knowledge Assessment (LKA®) were more likely to prescribe a key diabetes drug class following a treatment guidelines update compared to doctors with lower scores.

27 Oct 2026

Mount Sinai wins $4 million NIH grant to improve prediction of postoperative acute kidney injury

Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have received a five-year National Institutes of Health grant of approximately $4 million to improve prediction and prevention of postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI), a potentially serious complication after surgery.

27 Oct 2026

First human endothelial cell atlas maps how blood vessels age

To uncover how endothelial cells, the inner linings of blood vessels. change over the course of a lifespan, an international research team led by Laura de Rooij at the CeMM Research Center for Molecular Medicine of the Austrian Academy of Sciences has created the Human Aging Endothelial Cell Atlas, the first comprehensive atlas of vascular aging.

27 Oct 2026

New medical framework redefines women’s heart health starting at puberty

The American Heart Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine released landmark publications that redefine women's heart health, starting at puberty.

27 Oct 2026

High intake of saturated fat can promote favorable changes in cardiovascular risk markers

New analyses from the Norwegian randomized controlled trial CARBFUNC show that more than doubling saturated fat intake over a two-year period can promote favorable changes in several cardiovascular risk markers, without increasing apoB, the main suspected risk factor.

27 Oct 2026

Heated tobacco products cause immediate cardiovascular and genetic damage

Just one session of heated tobacco product use results in measurable damage to the blood vessels, according to a study published today (Tuesday) in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.

27 Oct 2026

Hēlo system offers minimally invasive solution for chronic venous thromboembolism

Patients with persistent blood clots require frequent medical interventions just to survive. Yet despite this critical need, there have been few advancements in how these patients are treated.

27 Oct 2026