Vegan diet may decrease heart disease, stroke risk in African Americans
Dec 3, 2019
African Americans who followed a vegan diet for five weeks saw their cholesterol and blood pressure decrease, reducing their risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Could mammograms screen for heart disease?
Dec 2, 2019
A routine screening test for breast cancer might also highlight heart risk.
For better or for worse, your heart health and your spouse's may overlap
Nov 26, 2019
A study looks at how couples' heart health can be in sync, with an eye toward finding ways to make everyone healthier.
Regular fasting could lead to longer, healthier life
Nov 25, 2019
Routine fasting is associated with longer life span and lower rates of heart failure, according to two new studies.
Areas hit hardest after recession saw jump in cardiovascular death rates
Nov 22, 2019
After the Great Recession, the most economically distressed counties saw the biggest increase in deaths from cardiovascular disease, according to new research.
Serious heart defects increase heart failure risk in early adulthood
Nov 22, 2019
Children born with severe heart defects are at higher risk of developing heart failure or needing a heart transplant in early adulthood, a new study shows.
Obesity, other factors may speed up brain aging
Nov 21, 2019
The brains of middle-age adults may be aging prematurely if they have obesity or other factors linked to cardiovascular disease, a new study finds.
HIV could increase risk of death from heart failure
Nov 20, 2019
A new study shows hospitalizations and deaths from heart failure were higher among people with HIV than those without, even after controlling for other health factors.
Erectile dysfunction might up the odds for irregular heartbeat
Nov 19, 2019
Men who reported having erectile dysfunction were more likely to be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in a new study.
Bacteria in your spit might play a role in heart disease
Nov 19, 2019
Salivary bacteria in people with clogged arteries is distinct from those of healthy people, according to a new study.