People who have high blood pressure are often advised to monitor their blood pressure at home, and now, a new…
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How low to go: Details emerge on big blood pressure study
Details were revealed Monday from a landmark federal study that challenges decades of thinking on blood pressure, giving a clearer…
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American Heart Association issues advice for heart-healthy workplace
Employers who want to encourage heart-healthy behavior by employees should share seven important messages, the American Heart Association advises. The…
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Heart chip beats toward better drug screening, personalized medicine
Bioengineers in California have developed a system that allows human heart cells to function outside the body, a development that…
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For reducing cholesterol, corn oil better than olive oil, study suggests
Consuming vegetable oils has been associated with a reduction in total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or bad, cholesterol. But a…
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Devices Take Lead in Future Heart Disease Battle
Sophisticated devices and nonsurgical techniques look to be the wave of the future in the battle against heart disease as…
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Vascular disease may increase symptoms of some autoimmune disorders
Hardening arteries are often associated with heart disease and stroke – but new research suggests they may be linked with…
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Experimental heart failure drug shows promise, study says
A new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade — a…
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3D-printed blood vessels could be used for transplants
Using 3D-printing methods, researchers have created artificial blood vessels in a lab. The bioprinted structures could be used for transplants…
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New DNA blood test can better identify rejection after a heart transplant
A new DNA blood test may reveal whether or not a heart transplant recipient will experience rejection from a donor…
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