Scientists Discover a Way to Reverse Heart Tissue Scarring Associated with Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of heart rhythm disorder. In this condition, the upper chambers of the heart beat irregularly...

KH: Patient in South Korea dies from heart muscle rupture during acupuncture

One of them injured the heart muscle, causing a small tear in the pericardium, the sac surrounding the heart...

Nine-year study links changing loneliness patterns to increased heart disease risk

The findings suggest that the relationship between social isolation, loneliness, and cardiovascular disease is more complex than the size of a person's social network alone can explain...

Next-Generation Catheter Developed to Examine Dangerous Plaques Inside Coronary Arteries

The new technology could help doctors assess the risk of plaque rupture more accurately and make better-informed treatment decisions...

Tea May Benefit Heart Health — but Drinking It Scalding Hot Could Be Risky

The study also found that moderate-strength tea was associated with a lower risk...

eClinicalMedicine: Drug-Coated Balloons Could Offer an Alternative to Permanent Stents in Heart Treatment

The standard treatment for many of these patients is angioplasty with stent placement...

Cardiologists Urge Inclusion of Physical Exercise in Heart Disease Prevention

Achieving these benefits does not necessarily require aiming for 10,000 steps every day or engaging in professional-level sports...

RPTH: One to Two Cups of Coffee a Day Linked to a 51% Lower Risk of Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism

People who drank one to two cups of coffee a day had an estimated 51% lower risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism than those who did not drink coffee...

It's Not Just Weight: Body Shape Is Linked to Heart Attack Risk

BRI is calculated using a person's height and waist circumference...

Current Developments in Nutrition: People with cardiovascular disease eat whole fruits less often