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.

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Obesity in Adults

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Heart Attack Symptoms

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

What is a Heart Attack?

Obesity and Blood Pressure

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

What is Obesity?

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

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Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Heart Attack Questions

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Cardiovascular Drugs

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Heart Failure Prognosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Hypertension Treatment

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Hypertension Risk Factors

Heart Failure Classification

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Cardiology Procedures

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

What is Cardiology?

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Heart Failure Symptoms

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Dieting for Obese Children

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Cardiothoracic Surgery

What is high cholesterol?

Structure and Function of the Heart

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Cholesterol Physiology

Target Heart Rate

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

What is Cholesterol?

Hypertension Diagnosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

High Blood Pressure in Children

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Heart Failure Terminology

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Heart Rate Reserve

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Heart Failure Causes

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Heart Failure Management

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Heart Failure

Surviving Heart Attack

What is Heart Rate?

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Heart Attack Treatment

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

Older AI-estimated heart age linked to worse health outcomes

Having an older heart age estimated using artificial intelligence (AI) ultrasound analysis compared with actual age was associated with worse outcomes, according to results presented today at the ESC Digital & AI Summit 2026.

13 Nov 2026

Telemedicine-based management program improves quality of life for heart failure patients

A telemedicine-based management program was well accepted among patients with heart failure and improved their quality of life and self-care, according to results presented today at ESC Digital & AI Summit 2026.

13 Nov 2026

Blocking a specific protein prevents severe heart failure in mice

Most heart failure cases are caused to a large degree by a build-up of excess scar tissue in the heart, which currently has no treatments.

13 Nov 2026

14 million sleep records expose the social divide in sleep

More favorable social conditions are associated with steadier, longer sleep, according to long-term Fitbit data from the All of Us Research Program.

13 Nov 2026

Machine learning predicts mortality risk after a severe heart attack

Machine learning models were able to predict mortality in hospital and in the six months after a type of heart attack, according to results presented today at ESC Digital & AI Summit 2026.

13 Nov 2026

University of Utah researchers target cardiac fibroblast protein AEBP1

Most heart failure cases are caused to a large degree by a build-up of excess scar tissue in the heart, which currently has no treatments.

13 Nov 2026

PlaqueTec’s BIOPATTERN trial passes 100 patients and expands to 8 NHS centers

PlaqueTec, a medtech company pioneering intracoronary liquid biopsy to reveal the biological drivers of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), today announced that its BIOPATTERN clinical trial has recruited its 100th patient and expanded to eight NHS specialist cardiac centers.

From PlaqueTec 12 Nov 2026

Study highlights healthcare barriers facing volunteer firefighters in Texas

In recent years, several organizations have recognized the firefighting profession's unique and substantial work-related health hazards, including cancers, heart disease, chronic respiratory illnesses and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

12 Nov 2026

Scientists unveil first comprehensive atlas of basal ganglia cell types

Capturing a complete picture of what causes brain diseases from schizophrenia and Parkinson's disease to addiction has long remained a challenge to scientists.

12 Nov 2026

ACC launches initiative to strengthen cardiovascular disease prevention

A new initiative from the American College of Cardiology (ACC) aims to reduce atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) events on a population scale by addressing persistent gaps in knowledge about cardiovascular disease prevention and implementation in clinical practice.

12 Nov 2026

Blocking Granzyme K protein may protect organs from age-related damage

Monash University researchers have identified a protein that drives age-related damage in vital organs, opening a potential new avenue for treatments that could help people stay healthier as they get older.

12 Nov 2026

Human heart tissue model offers insights into inherited cardiomyopathy

Inherited cardiomyopathies - diseases of the heart muscle, which cause the heart to have a harder time pumping blood to the rest of the body - are the leading cause of heart failure in young adults.

12 Nov 2026

A 43-gram sugar gap separates adults who check food labels from those who rarely do

A nationally representative US study of 9,416 children and adults found that frequent nutrition label users consumed an average of 42.8 g less added sugar daily among adults and 14.5 g less among children compared with infrequent users. The findings suggest an association between checking nutrition labels and lower added sugar intake, although the observational study could not establish causation.

12 Nov 2026

A study of 844,000 adults reveals what BMI misses about obesity

A multinational study of 844,108 adults found that combining BMI with waist measurements improved obesity classification and identified mortality risks that BMI alone could miss. Clinical obesity was associated with a 69% higher all-cause mortality hazard, compared with 19% for preclinical obesity, while most participants with preclinical obesity were not estimated to progress to clinical obesity during long-term follow-up.

12 Nov 2026

Simple outpatient scoring system cuts deaths among malnourished children

New research co-led by the Centre for Global Child Health at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) suggests that a new tool for use in low-resource settings can save lives and reduce the need for hospital stays among children receiving outpatient treatment for malnutrition.

12 Nov 2026

Muscle benefits of lifting weights while taking tirzepatide

Resistance training alongside tirzepatide helped adults with obesity retain more lean tissue and gain strength without reducing weight-loss benefits.

12 Nov 2026

BNP hormone may actively promote blood clot formation, study finds

A hormone found in the blood and long viewed as a biological "check engine light" may do more than signal cardiovascular distress, according to researchers with the Texas A&M University Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy at Texas A&M Health.

11 Nov 2026

Skipping antihypertensive medication reduces surgical hypotension in older adults

Pausing a patient's usual dose of blood pressure medication on the day of surgery reduces the rate of very low blood pressure requiring treatment during the operation compared with taking their medication as normal, finds a trial of older adults, published by The BMJ today.

11 Nov 2026

New statement highlights urgent need to improve veterans' heart health

Fewer than 5% of U.S. military veterans may achieve optimal cardiovascular health based on the American Heart Association's Life's Essential 8™ metrics, highlighting an urgent opportunity to improve prevention and help veterans live longer, healthier lives, according to a new scientific statement published today in the Association's flagship journal, Circulation.

11 Nov 2026

Exercise benefits people with chronic disease, but does the type matter?

A meta-analysis of 48 studies found that physical activity improved several chronic disease-related health indicators, particularly blood pressure, heart rate, and cardiorespiratory fitness, with significant benefits among people with hypertension and diabetes. Aerobic exercise had the strongest statistical evidence in the primary analysis, but no exercise type proved superior, and substantial variation between studies limited the certainty of the findings.

11 Nov 2026