Heart Disease
Cardiovascular disease or heart disease is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins). Cardiovascular diseases remain the biggest cause of deaths worldwide, though over the last two decades, cardiovascular mortality rates have declined in many high-income countries.
Heart Disease Stories
New study calls into question an almost 50-year-old piece of diet advice.
Central Americans and Cubans are almost two times more likely to develop cardiac dysfunction, a risk factor for heart failure, than Mexican-Americans, new study finds.
Testosterone therapy, given by shot or gel, helped men with coronary artery disease reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, and even death: study.
New review says family should play a central role in efforts to reduce the global burden of heart disease.
Study finds that the death of a life partner can break your heart, literally.
A daily dose of vitamin D3 improved heart function in people with heart muscle weakness: study.
Preventing cardiovascular disease could be easier.
A new study adds to the growing idea that BMI and weight alone may not be the best measures of someone's health.
Women who seek hormone therapy as little as six years after entering menopause may prevent a common type of heart disease.
Young women who choose to treat the chronic disorder by getting a hysterectomy may increase risk for coronary heart disease, a new study suggests.
New study finds calcium deposits in breast tissue can predict calcium in arteries, a known risk factor for heart disease.
Napping for more than 40 minutes is associated with a greater risk of metabolic syndrome, study finds.