Three airports around the U.S. have joined an American Heart Association (AHA) initiative to provide hands-only CPR training kiosks for passengers waiting for flights.

The Cleveland Hopkins International, Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky…

Physicians have long warned patients against gaining significant weight, telling them that too much could cause cardiovascular disease. But new research shows that even a little weight, as little as 5 percent, could make a difference in one’s…

In a new study, researchers at Duke University set out to explore how many patients who regularly smoke and are hospitalized for a heart attack receive cessation medications at discharge.

The…

First responders and survivors at the World Trade Center during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, were exposed to hazardous materials. A new study in…

The U.S. population is aging. More people are being diagnosed with heart failure. The 5.7 million Americans currently with the condition is expected to jump to eight million by 2030.

A team from the University of Colorado (UC) in Boulder…

In a series of late-breaking trials being presented at the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology’s (APSC) meeting in Singapore, research is surfacing about the realities of heart failure in Asian countries.

The APSC conference, taking place…

A new study conducted by researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York shows that black patients are twice as likely as white counterparts to die from an initial heart event, suggesting heart attack prevention among blacks should be…

New research may show why some heart failure patients don’t respond to beta-blocker drugs—with the cause lying in the dysfunction of beta-adrenergic receptor 3 (β3AR) and resulting decreases in cardioprotective phospholipid.

Led by Walter…

Though the rate of heart failure hospitalizations has decreased over the last few years in the U.S., black Americans are still admitted at a higher rate than other ethnic and racial groups, according to a new study from the University of…

In a new initiative at Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, cancer patients are being screened for heart conditions, a byproduct of cancer treatments that arise in some patients, reports the Gainesville Times.

The…

Breastfeeding has long been considered a healthy choice for both mothers and their babies, but new research published this week shows that it could also reduce a woman’s risk of having a heart attack or stroke later in life.

The study,…

Noise from aircrafts, rail and road traffic could be negatively impacting the cardiovascular health of people regularly exposed to it, according to researchers in Switzerland.

The SiRENE…

Eating healthier fats, like avocados and nuts, instead of saturated fats commonly found in many meats, could lower cardiovascular disease risk as much as cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, according to the American Heart Association (AHA).

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Development of a drug to help those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis may prove to be quite a happy accident for aging individuals with hardening heart valves. Researchers from Vanderbilt University announced promising results in examining a…

It’s known beta-blockers reduce morbidity and mortality in those with heart failure with reduce left ventricular ejection fraction (HFrEF) in sinus rhythm. But questions remain about the roles baseline and achieved heart rates play in patients on…

A new study from the University of Arizona finds that sleeping in after a late night out could increase the chances of developing heart disease, reports Newsweek.

Led by Sierra Forbush, a research assistant at the University of Arizona, the…

The widespread implementation of electronic health records (EHRs) has proved to be a bumpy ride for many. But the sheer amount of data available in digital form carries with it plenty of potential.

Recent work by scientists from IBM and…

A recent New York Times article asked if a genetic mutation could be the key to wiping out heart disease. Dutch professor John Kastelein, PhD, MD, said it…

Methamphetamine abuse significantly increases one’s morbidity leading to complications such as arrhythmias, hypertension and methamphetamine-associated cardiomyopathy (MACM).

Researchers, led by Norman Mangner, MD, in the department of…

Scientists from China have developed a new paper strip test that could allow heart failure patients to monitor their condition at home.

A study on the new strip, conducted by…

Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) have been proven effective in reducing mortality in patients with severe systolic heart failure. A recent study used two models—one for heart failure and another for proportional risk—to identify…