Your heart’s best friend: Dog ownership associated with better cardiovascular health
Owning a pet may help maintain a healthy heart, especially if that pet is a dog, according to the first
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Novel imaging approach has potential to identify patients with CAD: Non-invasive cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging can be done in short 15 minute exam
Coronary artery disease (CAD) — caused by plaque buildup in the artery walls that constricts the flow of blood to
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Higher iron levels may boost heart health — but also increase risk of stroke
Scientists have helped unravel the protective — and potentially harmful — effect of iron in the body. In a series
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More people born with a single lower heart chamber survive; but, face challenges
The Fontan procedure has allowed more people born with only one ventricle — the lower pumping chamber of the heart
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Certain placental stem cells can regenerate heart after heart attack
Researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have demonstrated that stem cells derived from the placenta known
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Smarter automatic defibrillator
Thousands of patients with congestive heart failure benefit from automatic implantable cardiac defibrillators (AICDs) that deliver shocks to the heart
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E-cigarettes linked to heart attacks, coronary artery disease and depression: Data reveal toll of vaping; researchers say switching to e-cigarettes doesn’t eliminate health risks
Concerns about the addictive nature of e-cigarettes — now used by an estimated 1 out of 20 Americans — may
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Nearly half of all adult Americans have cardiovascular disease
Nearly half (48 percent, 121.5 million in 2016) of all adults in the United States have some type of cardiovascular
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Faulty ‘brake’ interferes with heart muscle’s ability to contract and relax
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is the most common genetic disease of the heart and a leading cause of sudden cardiac death
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Why does diabetes cause heart failure? Study reveals what happens at cellular level; findings could lead to new drug treatments
Men with diabetes are 2.4 times more likely than non-diabetics to suffer heart failure and women are five times more
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