It is well known that smoking negatively affects the lungs, but its impact on the blood vessels and the heart is also dangerous. Tobacco smoke has thousands of chemicals with the capacity to harm the ...

Middle-aged and older adults with depression or visual impairment face a significantly higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to new longitudinal research based on data from China.

The sarcomere gene variant type of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy was associated with worse prognosis, and patients may benefit from more vigilant surveillance for arrhythmias and systolic dysfunction, a ...

Smoking can damage the heart even in small amounts, and experts warn that the risks are higher for women. Studies show women who smoke face a 25% greater risk of coronary artery disease than men.

Despite major advances in medicine, U.S. life expectancy barely budged in the 2010s, and it still lags that of other wealthy nations. Researchers have pointed to rising "deaths of despair"—drug ...

Beyond total cholesterol, these few other indicators may help provide more profound information about the chances of a person having heart disease.

And cardiologists are not here to disagree. Lately, the nutrition zeitgeist has been hyper-focused on one macronutrient: Protein. Protein has its place—a big one—in a heart-friendly diet. But ...

Beans contain nutrients that help to regulate your digestive system and improve your gut health. There are various ways to add beans to your diet.

The risk of serious or fatal heart disease can be predicted with artificial intelligence (AI) analysis of mammograms, according to research published in the European Heart Journal . The ...

Women with hypothyroidism receiving levothyroxine treatment have similar cardiovascular disease risk as those without thyroid disease, according to data published in Thyroid. In an analysis of 2,647 ...

Signs of heart disease can be picked up in breast cancer screenings through the use of artificial intelligence (AI), researchers have found. Experts used AI to look for calcification in breast ...

Wegovy, a GLP-1 agonist for weight loss, may carry the highest risk of 'eye stroke' (ischemic optic neuropathy) and sudden sight loss of the semaglutide drugs, finds an analysis of unintended side ...