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.

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart Failure Terminology

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

What is Cholesterol?

Heart Failure Management

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

COPD and Sleep Apnea

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Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

What is a Heart Attack?

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Target Heart Rate

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Hypertension Treatment

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Cardiology Procedures

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

What Causes A Heart Attack?

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Heart Failure Causes

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Heart Rate?

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Hypertension Risk Factors

Heart Failure Symptoms

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Structure and Function of the Heart

What is Obesity?

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Heart Rate Reserve

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

What is Cardiology?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Cardiovascular Drugs

Cardiothoracic Surgery

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Cholesterol Physiology

Heart Attack Symptoms

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Heart Attack Questions

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Heart Failure Prognosis

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Obesity in Adults

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Hypertension Diagnosis

Surviving Heart Attack

High Blood Pressure in Children

Heart Failure Classification

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Heart Attack Treatment

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Dieting for Obese Children

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Heart Failure

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

What is high cholesterol?

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

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

Obesity, sleep, smoking, and inactivity show the strongest links to hypertension in U.S. adults

A cross-sectional analysis of 20,912 U.S. adults found that obesity, overweight, inadequate physical activity, smoking, and short or long sleep were each associated with higher odds of hypertension, while overall diet quality by HEI-2015 was not significantly associated. Sleep associations differed by sex, and lower sodium intake remained linked to lower odds of hypertension in sensitivity analyses.

2 Apr 2026

Flu vaccine halves heart attack risk after breakthrough infection

Influenza vaccination could significantly reduce the risk of influenza-associated heart attack and stroke even among people who get infected after getting the vaccine, according to research just published in Eurosurveillance.

2 Apr 2026

American Heart Association's 9 diet rules to lower heart disease risk

The AHA's dietary guidance emphasizes food choices over fad diets to reduce heart disease risk and improve cardiovascular health across all life stages.

2 Apr 2026

Wegovy® (semaglutide injection) 2.4 mg recommended by NICE to reduce risk of major adverse cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and strokes, in adults with established cardiovascular disease and overweight or obesity (BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2)

NICE has recommended Wegovy® (semaglutide injection) 2.4 mg as the first GLP-1 RA to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (cardiovascular death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, or non-fatal stroke) in adults with established cardiovascular disease and either obesity or overweight (BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2).

From Novo Nordisk 2 Apr 2026

New wearable detects fatigue accurately using AI and advanced sensors

Burnout and chronic fatigue carry a substantial economic cost and pose serious risks in professions where alertness is critical.

1 Apr 2026

Study finds higher heart disease risk in long COVID patients

People with long COVID are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet published in eClinicalMedicine.

1 Apr 2026