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 ...

As a cardiologist, I see this far too often: women come to us later in the course of heart disease, sometimes after weeks or ...

Fatty liver disease (also called steatotic liver disease) happens when too much fat builds up in your liver. It can be caused by high alcohol use or metabolic syndrome (a group of conditions like ...

Covid-19 infections have been strongly linked with cardiovascular conditions like heart disease and stroke, but new research shows that other viral infections such as influenza, HIV, hepatitis C and ...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease in some women. Doctors may advise people with certain forms of heart disease against using hormone ...

Sitting quietly at your desk, watching TV, or lying in bed at night, your heart should be taking it easy – beating steadily and calmly at somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute for most healthy ...

Your pulse is like having a direct line to your heart’s control room, constantly broadcasting information about your cardiovascular health that most people never bother to decode. While everyone knows ...

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with several other leading medical ...

Individuals with pre-existing heart problems may be more at risk from the negative consequences of air pollution on heart health, a study by Intermountain Health, Salt Lake City, has found. Scientists ...

“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 ...