A regular cholesterol test is useful, but it doesn't always capture the complete picture of heart disease risk.

Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day is linked to a lower risk of death and less heart disease, according to multiple ...

EchoNext, a new AI tool cleared by the FDA, will let doctors use an EKG to easily screen patients for structural heart ...

Patients born with heart defects experience their first acute heart attack at a significantly earlier age than others. This is shown by a new national study from Lund University in Sweden. However, ...

Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute and UCL have identified a gene that causes heart defects in Down syndrome, a condition that results from an additional copy of chromosome 21. Reducing the ...

Pediatric heart defects are the most common birth defect in the world, affecting thousands of children and their families ...

Researchers found eight specific preservatives associated with higher blood pressure, including sodium nitrite commonly found ...

Liz covers cardiovascular and metabolic disease, asking why we’re not doing better or even losing ground against the world’s leading killer. Send tips on Signal at LizC.22. Until Jennifer Cortes ...

Being born with a heart defect may be associated with an increased cancer risk for babies and their moms, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal ...

Acyanotic heart disease is a type of congenital heart defect that causes abnormal blood flow. It can range from mild to severe. Babies with the condition can seem out of breath and fatigued.

Early detection and timely treatment of heart failure in pregnant or postpartum women are crucial to prevent serious ...