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

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

High Blood Pressure in Children

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Heart Failure Prognosis

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

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Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Hypertension Treatment

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Heart Attack Symptoms

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Cardiothoracic Surgery

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Heart Failure Classification

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Heart Failure Symptoms

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

What is Heart Rate?

What is Obesity?

Hypertension Risk Factors

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

What is a Heart Attack?

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Cardiology Procedures

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Heart Failure Terminology

Dieting for Obese Children

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

What is high cholesterol?

Heart Failure

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Heart Rate Reserve

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Heart Failure Causes

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Heart Failure Management

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

What is Cardiology?

Hypertension Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

What is Cholesterol?

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Surviving Heart Attack

Cardiovascular Drugs

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Obesity in Adults

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Heart Attack Questions

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Structure and Function of the Heart

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Heart Attack Treatment

Cholesterol Physiology

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Target Heart Rate

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

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A new approach to defining obesity could help physicians better determine which patients need more intensive treatment by focusing on the effects of excess adiposity on organs and tissues rather than relying primarily on whether a person meets a set of metabolic risk thresholds.

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Genetic variants interact to increase early-onset atrial fibrillation risk

An estimated 10 million Americans have atrial fibrillation (AFib), according to the National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

31 Jul 2026

Accumulation of somatic mutations drives vascular damage in people with progeria

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder that causes remarkable premature aging.

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Ten-million-person study links semaglutide to lower COVID-19 mortality

Researchers analyzing claims from more than 10.1 million commercial insurance and Medicare Advantage enrollees found that semaglutide use was associated with a 49% lower adjusted hazard of COVID-19-related death. The observational findings corroborate earlier SELECT trial results but do not establish causation, making further prospective research essential.

30 Jul 2026

Study reveals widening inequality in leisure-time physical activity

A ten-year study of residents of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, revealed that leisure-time physical activity is highly unequal and that the gap between social strata is widening.

30 Jul 2026

Perilla oil improves blood flow and reduces inflammation in healthy smokers

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is among the leading causes of death worldwide. In South Korea, it is the second leading cause of death, and its incidence has continued to rise in recent years.

30 Jul 2026

Experts propose a new strategy to better control high blood pressure

High blood pressure can be controlled better with a strategy that combines boosting potassium intake with reducing sodium, according to a new report.

30 Jul 2026

Qureight closes $20 million Series B financing

Qureight, an end-to-end imaging company that provides enterprise-grade imaging and precision endpoints for clinical trials with a focus on lung and heart disease, today announced it has raised $20 million in a Series B financing, led by Molten Ventures.

From Qureight 30 Jul 2026

When sleep changes in women over 80, it may signal more than aging

Researchers tracked sleep-wake changes over five years in 704 women in their 80s and 90s using wrist actigraphy. Declining nighttime sleep and increasing 24-hour sleepiness were associated with approximately twice the hazard of all-cause mortality.

29 Jul 2026

Controlled breathing shows promise for reducing substance use cravings

Controlled breathing interventions can reduce cravings in people who use substances, including alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs, according to a new review published in the scientific journal Addiction.

29 Jul 2026

Scientists uncover how muscle actin filaments grow and renew themselves

Biophysicists unraveled a mystery of how muscles form at the molecular level and how they maintain their function.

29 Jul 2026

National scabies control program drastically reduces parasitic skin disease in Pacific nations

A world-first scabies control program has drastically reduced cases of the highly contagious parasitic skin disease in Solomon Islands and Fiji, according to a new study.

29 Jul 2026

Small changes in one heart protein cause distinct cardiomyopathies

Cardiomyopathies are a group of mostly hereditary, rare heart diseases in which the structure of the heart muscle tissue is impaired.

29 Jul 2026

Premature menopause linked to higher risk of developing hypertension

Women who reach menopause before age 40 face a meaningfully higher risk of developing high blood pressure than those who go through menopause after age 45, according to a new study of more than 107,000 women.

29 Jul 2026

AI model accurately predicts how effectively the heart pumps blood

Cardiovascular disease is becoming increasingly common in young people aged 20 to 29, according to the World Health Organization, due to the rise in metabolic conditions such as obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes among young populations worldwide.

29 Jul 2026

New study reveals massive gap in American blood pressure care

Nearly 23 million Americans with blood pressure 130/80 mm Hg or higher may be eligible for blood-pressure-lowering medications based on the 2025 American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology guideline, according to new, independent research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed scientific journal of the American Heart Association.

29 Jul 2026

Researchers identify key barrier preventing self repair of heart cells

Specialized cells in our body make biological tradeoffs to do certain jobs. To support large and hardworking hearts that power our other organs, our heart cells evolved to be extremely efficient and resilient.

28 Jul 2026

Father's diet before conception impacts baby's body composition

A father's diet can affect his children's health and body composition before they are even conceived. A study of 43 triads of fathers, mothers, and newborns treated in the public healthcare system of Ribeirão Preto in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, demonstrated this.

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THC and CBD combination rapidly reduces advanced dementia agitation

A combination of CBD and THC rapidly and significantly reduces agitation in hospice-eligible people with dementia, suggest topline results from the Phase 2 LiBBY (Life's End Benefits of cannaBidiol and tetrahYdrocannabinol) clinical trial.

28 Jul 2026

Remdesivir protects kidney and heart health in transplant recipients

Adults with kidney transplants who were treated for COVID-19 with the antiviral remdesivir within a week of COVID-19 diagnosis and who received at least three consecutive days of therapy were less likely than kidney transplant recipients who did not receive the antiviral to experience cardiovascular or kidney problems up to a year later, according to findings from a target trial emulation study that published in JAMA Network Open.

28 Jul 2026