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.

Hypertension Symptoms and Effects

How is Acid Reflux Diagnosed?

How the Heart Pumps Blood

Coronary Artery Disease Prevention

What is Coronary Artery Disease?

Obesity and Blood Pressure

Heart Failure Management

Cardiothoracic Imaging Techniques

Heart Failure Prognosis

Heart Rate Abnormalities

Cardiovascular Benefits of Blueberries

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Obesity in Adults

Coronary Artery Disease Angina

What is Heartburn (Acid Reflux)?

Link between Bisphenol A and Increase in Blood Pressure

What is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease?

Foods that Reduce Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Causes

Hypertension Risk Factors

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Treatments

Coronary Artery Disease Pathophysiology

Abdominal Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Heart Failure Diagnosis

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Symptoms

Causes and Symptoms of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Symptoms and Causes

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Management

Hypertension Treatment

COPD and Sleep Apnea

Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Cardiogenic Shock Diagnosis

Cardiogenic Shock Treatment

What are Drug-Eluting Stents?

Diagnostic Tests for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

Coronary Artery Disease Characteristics

Heart Failure Terminology

What is Cardiovascular Disease?

Heart Attack Treatment

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Prevention

Cardiovascular Disease Research

Structure and Function of the Heart

Heart Failure Causes

Coronary Artery Disease and Aspirin

What is Heart Rate?

Heart attack and cardiac arrest difference

Pulmonary Rehabilitation for COPD

What is Cardiogenic Shock?

Heart Failure Pathophysiology

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

What is Cardiology?

Anti-Hypertensive Drugs

Diagnosis of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Coronary Artery Disease Treatment

Lowering Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

Dieting for Obese Children

Coronary Artery Disease Preventive Diets

Cardiovascular Drugs

High Blood Pressure in Children

Coronary Artery Disease Risk Factors

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Process

Cholesterol Physiology

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatments

What is a Heart Attack?

What Causes A Heart Attack?

Drug-Eluting Stent Alternatives

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Diagnosis

Cardiac Pharmaceutical Agents

Cardiogenic Shock Symptoms

Carotid Artery Stenosis Treatment

What is Obesity?

Treatment of Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypercholesterolemia and Hypocholesterolemia

Prognosis for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

What is Carotid Artery Stenosis?

Heartburn (Acid Reflux) Triggers

What is high cholesterol?

Drug-Eluting Stent Risks

LDL Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Causes of Heartburn (Acid Reflux)

Coronary Artery Disease and Omega-3 Fatty Acids

What is Cholesterol?

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treatment

Why is Visceral Fat Dangerous?

Heart Attack Symptoms

Cardiology Procedures

High Blood Pressure Hypertension

Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (AECOPD)

Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis

Myocardial T1 and T2 Mapping

Heart Disease Biomarkers and Screening Tests

Hypertension Diagnosis

Heart Failure Symptoms

History of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Target Heart Rate

Drug-Eluting Stent Design

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Surviving Heart Attack

Heart Failure Classification

Heart Attack Questions

High Cholesterol and Stroke Risk

Drug-Eluting Stent Indications

Heart Rate Reserve

Heart Failure

Carotid Artery Stenosis Diagnosis

Percutaneous Closure Procedure

Photoplethysmography (PPG) for Heart Disease

Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)

Heart Attack Diagnosis

Artificial Intelligence in Cardiology

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Screening

Latest Heart Disease News and Research

CRISPR-Cas3: A safer gene-editing tool shows promise for transthyretin amyloidosis treatment

Genetic disorders occur due to alterations in the primary genetic material, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), of an organism. Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) is a progressive disorder involving amyloid deposits of misfolded transthyretin (TTR) proteins.

14 Jan 2026

Heart failure care gaps found among Asian American ethnic groups

Using nearly a decade of data (2015–2023) from 800+ U.S. hospitals and more than 700,000 patients overall, Northwestern researchers found that when Asian American heart failure patients are separated by ethnicity, rather than grouped together as "Asian," important differences in care emerge across groups including Filipino, Vietnamese, Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean and Japanese patients.

14 Jan 2026

Research shows racial-ethnic differences in the risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure

The risk of pregnancy-related high blood pressure varied markedly among subgroups of Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people, highlighting the need for tailored prevention and treatment, according to research published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association, an open access, peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

14 Jan 2026

Vaccines are helping older people more than we knew

Let's be clear: The primary reason to be vaccinated against shingles is that two shots provide at least 90% protection against a painful, blistering disease that a third of Americans will suffer in their lifetimes, one that can cause lingering nerve pain and other nasty long-term consequences.

14 Jan 2026

Bariatric surgery reshapes body fat and muscle more than GLP-1 drugs

Bariatric surgery and GLP-1 treatments reshape body composition differently, emphasizing the importance of sex and treatment choice in muscle preservation.

14 Jan 2026

Light daily movement linked to longer life in cardiometabolic disease

Researchers determine the impact of light physical activity on mortality in people with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.

14 Jan 2026

Axol Bioscience raises $2.8 M to advance US expansion and product development

Axol Bioscience Ltd. (Axol), a leading provider of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) technologies for drug discovery and disease research, today announced that it has secured $2.8 million (£2.1 million) in funding.

13 Jan 2026

Study explores how biological and environmental systems regulate body weight

Pennington Biomedical researchers recently investigated the systems of the body that regulate weight, exploring whether our bodies defend an established weight target or if our bodies operate within a broader range of tolerance before biological mechanisms are activated.

13 Jan 2026

Preclinical study reveals potential new treatment for severe liver fibrosis

Researchers at McMaster University are leading preclinical studies into a novel drug candidate developed by Espervita Therapeutics that has the potential to prevent and reverse liver fibrosis - a dangerous, disease-induced build-up of scar tissue in the liver that often leads to cancer.

13 Jan 2026

WHO urges stronger taxes to curb sugary drink and alcohol consumption

Sugary drinks and alcoholic beverages are getting cheaper, due to consistently low tax rates in most countries, fueling obesity, diabetes, heart disease, cancers and injuries, especially in children and young adults.

13 Jan 2026

Magnetic torque boosts cardiac organoid maturation, mimicking heart development

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, yet progress in understanding and treating cardiac disorders is limited by the shortcomings of existing experimental models.

13 Jan 2026

Scientists discover the brain region behind high blood pressure

Scientists have discovered that a part of the brain may be behind high blood pressure.

13 Jan 2026

Breastfeeding is linked to lower depression and anxiety years later

A decade-long study links breastfeeding to lower anxiety and depression in mothers, suggesting long-term mental health benefits beyond the postnatal period.

13 Jan 2026

Sleeping in a warm bedroom strains older hearts overnight

New research links warmer nighttime temperatures to impaired heart recovery in older adults, highlighting a critical health risk of rising temperatures.

13 Jan 2026

RFK Jr.’s MAHA movement has picked up steam in statehouses. Here’s what to expect in 2026.

When one of Adam Burkhammer's foster children struggled with hyperactivity, the West Virginia legislator and his wife decided to alter their diet and remove any foods that contained synthetic dyes.

13 Jan 2026

Vegetarian women show subtle changes in cellular health markers

Slovak university women on vegetarian diets exhibit small bioelectrical impedance variations, suggesting potential insights into body composition and health.

13 Jan 2026

Study identifies gene protecting the maternal heart during pregnancy

Scientists at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation have identified a previously unknown molecular safeguard that protects the heart during pregnancy, shedding new light on the causes of peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM), a rare and life-threatening form of pregnancy-related heart failure.

12 Jan 2026