Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

When you have overweight or obesity, the odds of having some form of heart disease are dramatic. One study has concluded that having overweight raises your coronary heart disease risk by as much as 26 ...

“Structural heart disease” is an umbrella term that refers to conditions that affect different structures within the heart. Some of these problems can be present at birth, while others develop later ...

A quiet revolution in care is helping patients with cardiac amyloidosis, a form of heart failure that long stumped doctors. By Simar Bajaj When James Hicks, 75, was diagnosed with heart failure, it ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Heart failure (HF) is one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, affecting millions of people and placing an enormous burden on healthcare systems. The disease occurs when the heart ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

UC Health is making history with a groundbreaking cardiac procedure. A team of surgeons performed a world-first operation that could change the way heart failure patients are treated.A team of ...