For heart patients, bariatric surgery may lower risk of future cardiovascular problems
Apr 5, 2021
People with obesity and weakened hearts don't need to avoid bariatric surgery for weight loss, new research suggests.
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Why you should pay attention to inflammation
Apr 1, 2021
Inflammation underlies problems such as heart disease, cancer and COVID-19. Here's what researchers have found – and what you can do to fight it.
Why did Yankees manager get a pacemaker, and how does it work?
Mar 4, 2021
Understanding the device now regulating the heart of New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, and thousands of other heart patients.
Even low levels of air pollution can increase heart, lung risks in older adults
Feb 22, 2021
Long-term exposure to air pollutants can increase hospitalizations for heart and lung problems in older adults, a new study finds.
Resilience and quality of life go hand in hand for heart defect survivors
Feb 8, 2021
New research shows resilience is common in people with congenital heart defects, which affects about 1 million children and 1.4 million adults in the United States.
Reversing prediabetes linked to fewer heart attacks, strokes
Jan 26, 2021
Reverting to normal blood sugar reduces the risk of problems related to cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
New guidelines call for less use of surgery to treat heart valve disease
Dec 17, 2020
New guidelines for the treatment of heart valve disease call for greater use of less invasive procedures and fewer surgeries, except in the most severe cases.
People with depression fare worse in heart health study
Nov 20, 2020
Depression and these seven basic measures of cardiovascular health are connected, according to a new study.
Flu shot reduces risk of death for people with heart disease
Nov 18, 2020
People who have heart disease can reduce their risk of dying or having heart-related complications by getting a flu shot, according to new research that analyzed more than a dozen studies.
Heart risk factors vary greatly among Asian immigrants
Nov 13, 2020
Asian people who immigrate to the U.S. have widely different risk factors for heart disease depending on where in Asia they come from, new research suggests.