heart disease

Scientists say a common heart disease which kills thousands each year is passed genetically from father to son.

(MedPage Today) -- Chronic total coronary occlusions (CTO) independently predicted the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmias in ischemic heart disease patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators, according to a study.

(Cardiovascular Research Foundation) The Seventh International Conference on Cell Therapy for Cardiovascular Disease sponsored by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation is a comprehensive program dedicated to the evolving field of cell-based therapies for the repair and regeneration of cardiac and vascular disease, as well as related diseases such as diabetes and stroke.

Teeth and gums reveal the inside story of your overall health -- from signs of diabetes to heart disease to osteoporosis.

Find out what your oral health may say about you.

Eating a diet loaded with antioxidant-rich vegetables, fruits, and whole grains may help women lower their chances of having a stroke -- even if they have a history of heart disease or stroke, a new study shows.

An important first step in preventing illness and disability is learning about health conditions in our families that may put us at increased risk for diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, some cancers, Alzheimer’s Disease, mental illness and many others,” said Dr.

Benjamin. “Discussing health information with other members of your family can often uncover conditions and explanations for health problems which you never knew about, simply because no one ever asked

(Northwestern University) A new Northwestern Medicine study of adolescent cardiovascular health in the US reveals a bleak picture of teens likely to die of heart disease at a younger age than adults do today.

The alarming health profiles of 5,547 children and adolescents, ages 12 to 19, reveal high blood sugar, obesity, lousy diets, little physical activity and smoking.

ORLANDO (MedPage Today) -- Women who were forced to have sex as children or teens appear to carry a higher risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood, researchers found.

More children should be screened for high cholesterol before puberty, beyond those with a family history of problems, according to wide-ranging new guidelines expected from government-appointed experts who are trying to prevent heart disease later in life....

(MedPage Today) -- Heart disease ranked as the costliest medical condition in 2008 in adult U.S. patients, followed by cancer, a statistical brief from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality found.