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

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Heart Failure

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

What is a Heart Attack?

Heart Rate Reserve

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Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Heart Failure Prognosis

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

What is Cardiology?

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

What is high cholesterol?

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

COPD and Sleep Apnea

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Heart Failure Terminology

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

Cardiothoracic Surgery

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

Heart Failure Causes

Target Heart Rate

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Cholesterol Physiology

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

What is Obesity?

High Blood Pressure in Children

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Dieting for Obese Children

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Heart Attack Symptoms

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Cardiovascular Drugs

What is Heart Rate?

What is Cholesterol?

Heart Failure Classification

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Structure and Function of the Heart

Surviving Heart Attack

Heart Failure Management

Heart Failure Symptoms

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Heart Attack Questions

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Hypertension Risk Factors

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

Cardiology Procedures

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Hypertension Treatment

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Heart Attack Treatment

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

Hypertension Diagnosis

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Obesity in Adults

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

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New digital system helps young cancer survivors manage late treatment effects

For a young person, completing cancer treatment can mark a long-awaited return to everyday life - education, work, relationships and plans for a family.

21 Sep 2026

New international standard creates unified health data across Europe

Every breath we take contains tiny particles that are invisible to the naked eye and can harm our health. Air pollution alone contributes to heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and other chronic illnesses.

21 Sep 2026

New mRNA vaccine expands flu protection options for older adults

Every fall, millions of Americans heed the call to get their annual flu shot. Getting vaccinated reduces the risk of severe illness, hospitalization, and death from influenza.

20 Sep 2026

Study identifies brain mechanism behind pregnancy-related food cravings

Why do food cravings become so strong during pregnancy? Researchers at LSU's Pennington Biomedical Research Center, in collaboration with colleagues, have identified a brain mechanism that may help explain how pregnancy changes the motivation to seek certain highly palatable foods.

18 Sep 2026

Wildfire smoke may be more harmful than other air pollution, two Mount Sinai studies find

As climate change drives more frequent and intense wildfires, researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have published two large-scale studies showing that wildfire smoke may pose greater health risks than other sources of air pollution, with higher risks of hospitalization for cardiovascular and respiratory disease and poorer survival among patients with lung cancer.

18 Sep 2026

Chronic stress and inflammation cause silent structural heart damage

Chronic stress from people's everyday lives may be causing lasting structural changes to the heart, harming health and reducing life expectancy.

18 Sep 2026

New clues link Long COVID and POTS

Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart. They’re commonly associated with Long COVID, but new Adelaide University research suggests that for some people, these symptoms may also be indications of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a debilitating and difficult-to-diagnose condition.

18 Sep 2026

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation offers lasting heart health benefits

Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation reduces hospital admissions by a third and heart attack risk by more than a quarter, as well as remaining beneficial in the long term, a new Cochrane review finds.

17 Sep 2026

CGM reveals glucose patterns linked to cardiometabolic risk in adults without diabetes

Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) are the clinical gold standards for screening for blood sugar levels yet they provide only static snapshots that fail to reflect the highly dynamic and heterogeneous nature of metabolic impairment.

17 Sep 2026

Being active may not tell the whole story when it comes to weight gain

A five-year study of 2,606 young and early-midlife Finnish municipal employees examined how leisure-time physical activity and sedentary behavior were associated with gaining at least 10% of baseline body weight. About 24% of women and 12% of men experienced major weight gain, with the analysis pointing to the importance of considering activity and sedentary time together.

17 Sep 2026

ACC Latin America 2026 studies highlight sex and regional disparities in heart attack care

disparities in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) management and outcomes across Latin America, focusing on women as a higher risk, yet underrepresented, patient group.

17 Sep 2026

Wildfire smoke poses greater health risks than other pollution

17 Sep 2026

GLP-1 drugs and SGLT-2 inhibitors linked to slower kidney decline

The diabetes drugs glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists and sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drugs may also help to slow decline in kidney function in people with type 2 diabetes and albuminuria (high protein levels in the urine), finds a large US study published by The BMJ today.

17 Sep 2026

POTS identified in nearly two-thirds of Long COVID patients

Dizziness, fatigue, brain fog and a racing heart. They're commonly associated with Long COVID, but new Adelaide University research suggests that for some people, these symptoms may also be indications of Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a debilitating and difficult-to-diagnose condition.

16 Sep 2026

Study finds gender differences in active medical treatment

New research from the University of St Andrews has found that women are less like than men with the same medical condition to be offered active management such as surgery, a stent or a strong painkiller.

16 Sep 2026

Magnetic robotic fetoscope improves precision of twin transfusion surgery

In Switzerland, around 2,400 children are born as twins every year. When the fetuses share a placenta, they are connected to one another via blood vessels.

16 Sep 2026

AI-driven health app helps patients achieve better blood pressure control

Incorporating a free smartphone app featuring AI-driven health coaching, blood pressure monitoring, and behavioral incentives into a hospital's existing clinical workflows helps patients make meaningful reductions in blood pressure, findings that suggest that digital apps may offer an effective means of extending care beyond the clinic when incorporated into treatment plans.

16 Sep 2026

Fermented dairy was linked to lower mortality, but the pattern shifted at higher intakes

Analysis of 37,366 US adults found that fermented dairy consumption was associated with lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, with consumers showing adjusted hazards 18% and 20% lower, respectively, than non-consumers. Dose-response analyses indicated that the inverse association was concentrated at intakes below about 150 grams per day, while the observational study could not establish causality.

16 Sep 2026

Scientists tested how much whole grain makes a difference. The answer was not simply “more”

A meta-analysis of 87 randomized trials found that increasing whole-grain intake was associated with improvements in several cardiometabolic risk factors, although many individual changes were small or clinically unimportant. Dose-response analyses suggested that the magnitude of the effects varied by outcome and intake level, with limited evidence at very high intakes.

16 Sep 2026

Eating four to six wholegrain servings daily protects heart health

Eating four to six servings of wholegrain each day reduces several major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study published in the European Heart Journal today (Wednesday).

16 Sep 2026