Medicine & TechnologyA Harvard-led study found that high sodium intake and low potassium consumption is the worst combination in terms of the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases.
Broken heart syndrome or Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a condition triggered by stress and has been rising steadily even before the pandemic, especially among women.
Researchers working with Notre Dame's IDEA Center are filing a patent application for their new sensor that can detect a heart attack in less than 30 minutes, which is better than what an echocardiogram does.
World Heart Day is celebrated on September 29 every year as an effort to raise awareness on heart health, particularly preventing cardiovascular diseases.
A 57-year-old woman from Kentucky becomes the first woman to receive the new Aeson bioprosthetic total artificial heart in a procedure led by cardiothoracic surgeons in UofL Health.
A new treatment has recently been discovered by the University of Utah researchers for heart failure. Specifically, they found that a certain protein may help regulate calcium within heart cells.
Two research studies suggest that eating a plant-based diet in adulthood will decrease the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease and promote good heart health.
A study found that athletes have more than twice the risk of experiencing irregular heart rhythms or atrial fibrillation that also increases the risk of stroke. Younger athletes are found to have a higher risk compared to older athletes.
Success rates in heart transplant surgery has no age barrier, and that advanced age should not prevent people from being considered as candidates for heart transplant surgery.
Too much or too little time of sleeping at night could increase the chances of dying from a heart attack or stroke, a trend that remained true even after accounting for known conditions or risk factors for developing heart diseases.
Data analysis recently published from 10 European studies has shown lack of exercise as a potential reason why some heart attacks lead to instant deaths.
New research suggests that if one of the couples is at risk of heart problems, the other should also get checked as they share behaviors affecting their heart health.