Experts provided insights into how past cohort studies have helped to shape preventive medicine for more than 50 years.

Background Heart auscultation is a widely used and cost-effective clinical tool for detecting valvular heart disease (VHD), ...

When plaque ruptures, it can cause clots that block blood flow and trigger heart attacks. The scan would help determine ...

Most adults have a heart that’s actually biologically older than our actual age due to a number of factors, including stress, ...

Coronary artery calcium scans can offer a more precise estimate of a patient’s chances for major cardiac events. Some ...

Leqvio can now be used alone, without addition of statin therapy, as adjunct to diet and exercise for LDL-C reduction in patients with hypercholesterolemia (high ...

Are your risk factors making your heart older than you? Learn how “heart age” reveals socioeconomic gaps in cardiovascular health.

Introduction Burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) continues to rise in low- and middle-income countries like Kenya. People with HIV (PWH) may be at greater risk for obesity and NCDs. National ...

Dr Raj Thakkar considers how to manage an otherwise well patient who presents with apparent tachycardia from a ‘Fitbit’ ...

Sex can temporarily lower your blood presssure following orgasm. Frequent sex can have a longer lasting effect, lowering the risk of hypertension and heart disease.

The team found that, for many in the sample, the risk age of their heart was greater than their chronological age. On average ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a heart surgeon warns about a popular habit that's "toxic to every cell in your body." ...