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New Artificial Heart Valve Can Grow With Kids, Eliminate Surgeries
An expandable artificial heart valve could save children with congenital heart disease from repeated open heart surgeries as they grow up, researchers report.
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Women's Hearts Endangered by Couch Potato Lifestyle
Most folks know that being a couch potato is bad for their health, but new research suggests that women who spend hours in their chairs and sofas might face greater risks than believed.
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Common Drugs Can Prevent Heart Attacks From Grief
When someone close to you dies, grief can literally break your heart, but two common medicines may help prevent a heart attack.
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Social Media Influencing Food Choices
For better or worse, your social media friends might be influencing your eating habits, British researchers report.
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Wide Variations Found in 'Normal' Resting Heart Rate
A "normal" resting heart rate can vary significantly among individuals, a new study finds. One person's normal daily resting heart rate can differ by up to 70 beats per minute from another person's normal rate.
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Untreated Sleep Apnea Puts Heart at Risk
Nearly 30 million Americans have a chronic health problem that more than doubles their risk of death due to heart disease. The culprit is obstructive sleep apnea.
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New Study: One Egg per Day Is Heart Healthy
Americans for decades have gotten dietary whiplash from the back-and-forth science on whether eggs are good for them. But a major new study found that you can enjoy an egg a day without having to worry about your heart.
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Even Low Levels of Air Pollution Add to Risk of Cardiac Arrest
All it takes is short-term exposure to fine-particle air pollution from cars and bushfires to increase the risk of cardiac arrest, a new study warns.
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Yo-Yo Blood Pressure Numbers in Youth a Bad Sign for Later
If your blood pressure numbers swing from low to high and back again in your 20s, that could bode ill for heart health in middle age, new research shows.
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Report: Smoking Marijuana Can Be Hard on Your Heart
When paired with commonly prescribed cardiovascular medications, patients should be warned about the potential risks of marijuana, cardiologists should warn, according to a report published Monday.
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New Heart Attack Treatment Shows Promise
A new compound might help stem the damage of a heart attack, research in animals suggests.
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The Truth About Eggs and Heart Disease
No wonder Humpty Dumpty had a great fall. The current controversy over consumption of eggs would push anyone over the edge.
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Insecticides Linked to Heart Disease Deaths
People with high levels of a common insecticide in their system are far more vulnerable to heart disease, a new study suggests.According to Wei Bao, assistant professor of epidemiology at the University of Iowa College of Public Health, and colleagues, people who have been...
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Good Sleep Patterns Reduce Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke
Good sleep patterns can help reduce your risk of heart disease or stroke, even if you're at high genetic risk, new research shows.
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Is It Heartburn or a Heart Attack? Know the Symptoms
There's nothing more frightening than waking up in the middle of the night suffering from acute, burning chest pain.
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Pot Use a Heart Risk After Surgery
Heavy pot users are nearly two times more likely to have a heart attack after common types of surgeries as those who don't use the drug, a new study shows.
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Yoga Improves Heart Health
There are more than 36 million people practicing yoga in the United States, according to Yoga Journal and the Yoga Alliance. And experts say that's good news for our hearts.
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Mammogram May Help Screen for Heart Disease
By screening for breast cancer, mammography has helped save hundreds of thousands of lives. Using the test to also screen for heart disease might someday help save many thousands more.
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Obesity Can Reduce Effectiveness of Heart Drugs
Millions of Americans have the potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation. Now, research suggests that being obese might undercut the effectiveness of certain drugs meant to treat AFib.
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Brushing Teeth Benefits Your Heart
Brushing your teeth may be good for your heart, a new study suggests. Those who brushed their teeth three or more times a day had a 10% lower risk of afib and a 12% lower risk of heart failure during a follow-up.
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Erectile Dysfunction May Up the Odds for Irregular Heartbeat
Men with erectile dysfunction are more likely to be diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat, according to a new study. Atrial fibrillation, or a-fib, is an irregular or quivering heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, and heart failure. The condition affects up to 6.1...
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Gene Test Might Someday Gauge Your Cardiac Arrest Risk
Sudden cardiac death is terrifying because it's exactly that - one minute you're fine and the next you're facing death, with no warning and no prior symptoms. Now, new research shows the secret to who's at risk for cardiac arrest and who isn't could lie in people's genes....
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Bacteria in Your Spit Might Play a Role in Heart Disease
Bacteria in the saliva of people with clogged arteries appears to be different from that of healthy people, according to a small study. The finding could open the door for new strategies to fight heart disease. The preliminary research, presented this week at the American...
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Could Short People Have an Advantage When It Comes to A-Fib?
Tall folks might be able to reach that high top shelf, but there's a price - they may be more likely to develop a potentially dangerous abnormal heart rhythm than shorter folks. New research finds that a person's risk of atrial fibrillation (a-fib) increases by about 3% for...
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Statins Not Linked With Memory Loss in Seniors, Study Finds
With several small studies suggesting that the widely prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs, statins, might be linked to memory loss in seniors, patients were understandably concerned. But a large new study finds no link between memory loss and the drugs. In fact, the...