The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

For years, researchers have suspected that a hormone called relaxin could be an effective treatment for certain cardiovascular diseases. It helps counteract scarring (fibrosis), prevents veins and ...

The AHA urges doctors to begin screening and treating patients who are still in their 30s, well before the risks of a heart attack and stroke are higher.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC), the American Heart Association and nine other leading medical associations, today ...

Heart disease calculator estimates a person’s risk of developing heart disease over the next 30 years so they can improve ...

Good morning, welcome back to the broadcast Retirement Network. This is BRN AM for Wednesday, July 31st, 2024. And our top story today, ways to prevent heart disease. Joining me now to discuss this ...

If you thought heart failure only happened to other people, this groundbreaking new research might make you think again. A mind-blowing study just dropped some serious truth bombs about who’s actually ...

Prevention—be it primary, secondary, or even tertiary—should be the primary focus in heart failure (HF) care, according to a new scientific statement published jointly by the Heart Failure Society of ...

During American Heart Month, doctors are emphasizing prevention, noting that most heart disease cases can be avoided through lifestyle changes and risk management. Heart disease affects about half of ...

Achieving remission from prediabetes dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease and other major cardiovascular events.

“We’ ve known for quite some time that periodontal disease is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease,” says Yu-Ming Ni, M.D ...