Study explores impact of overlapping conditions on heart failure outcomes in older adults

Heart failure represents one of the most significant global health challenges, affecting millions worldwide and requiring subsequent hospitalization...

Exercise and diet advice misses the mark in improving heart health around the globe

A leading cardiovascular disease researcher from Simon Fraser University is ringing the alarm on universal recommendations intended to...

Cardiac ‘digital twins’ provide clues to more personalized heart treatments

For the first time, researchers from King's College London, Imperial College London and The Alan Turing Institute, have...

Guideline-directed medical therapy boosts survival in the oldest heart attack patients

Researchers have found that prescribing guideline-directed medical treatment (GDMT), regardless of the number of medications, can improve survival...

Heart Disease in Women: Understanding Gender-Specific Cardiovascular Health

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death among women worldwide, yet for decades, our understanding of heart...

Endurance training leads to significant drops in vascular resistance and diastolic blood pressure

A new Finnish study shows that months of marathon training can lower peripheral blood pressure and vascular resistance,...

Tirzepatide outperforms semaglutide in weight loss clinical trial

Tirzepatide (trade name Zepbound) promoted greater weight loss in individuals with obesity than did semaglutide (trade name Wegovy)...

Housing, nutrition in peril as Trump pulls back Medicaid social services

During his first administration, President Donald Trump's top health officials gave North Carolina permission to use Medicaid money...

Sedentary behavior increases risk of death or cardiac events post-heart attack

People who sit or remain sedentary for more than 14 hours a day, on average, may have a...

Phthalates in plastics linked to over 350,000 heart deaths worldwide

A major study quantifies the global toll of plastic-derived phthalates on cardiovascular health, revealing that chemical exposure from...

Healthy diet in childhood linked to later onset of menstruation

Eating a healthy diet as a child is linked to girls having their first menstrual period at an...

Adverse waist-to-height ratio trajectories during childhood linked to early cardiometabolic risk

New research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Malaga, Spain (11-14 May) reveals...

Obicetrapib slashes LDL cholesterol by over 30% in high-risk heart patients

In a global trial of over 2,500 patients, obicetrapib dramatically reduced LDL cholesterol levels when added to standard...

How 196,000 Spanish participants are helping decode heart disease risk

Researchers unite 35 Spanish population cohorts to uncover why some people are more vulnerable to heart disease, and...

Millions of women may be unaware of their risk for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease

Millions of women may be unknowingly living with risk factors for heart, kidney and metabolic disease – interconnected...

Flavan-3-ols in tea and chocolate can lower blood pressure

We might have another reason to enjoy our daily cup of tea or small piece of dark chocolate,...

Blood filtration may offer new hope for removing microplastics from the body

For the first time, scientists have shown that an established blood-cleansing procedure could help rid the human body...

Skipping breakfast and losing sleep: Are US girls sacrificing health to slim down?

Despite national guidelines, most American teen girls chase weight loss, often at the expense of healthier habits. New...

Stenting improves long term outcomes in CTO PCI patients

In patients undergoing chronic total occlusion (CTO) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), stenting demonstrated improved long-term survival and fewer...

Targeting cGAS shows promise for treating cardiac dysfunction after cardiac arrest

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. Cardiac dysfunction is a prevalent and serious...

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