Heart Disease in the News

05/21/2013 - For older patients with hypertension, heart failure, different problems will likely cause death, study finds

05/21/2013 - Emotional stress can harm cardiovascular health, experts say, so boosting mental resilience may be key

05/17/2013 - Experimental app shaves critical seconds off smartphone transmissions of EKG images, study says

05/16/2013 - Likelihood of death, readmission remains high for more than 30 days after heart failure, heart attack

05/15/2013 - Females tend to have more physical and mental problems prior to the event, researchers find

05/09/2013 - American Heart Association cites stress-busting, dog-walking benefits of companion animals

05/09/2013 - Electricity from pools' lighting systems might interfere with implanted defibrillators, case studies show

05/08/2013 - They don't reduce the risk of heart attack, heart failure or death, researchers report

05/07/2013 - Surveys reveal how well people are doing mentally, physically, experts say

05/02/2013 - Smoking, diabetes, other things that harm physical health linked to poorer mental function, study says

05/01/2013 - Mental health, pain improve sooner, researchers say

04/30/2013 - Living with smokers may raise risk for heart disease, study suggests

04/24/2013 - Higher levels of stomach substance called TMAO linked to heart attack, stroke, study suggests

04/23/2013 - Study found people exposed to higher levels showed more thickening of vessels

04/23/2013 - Study of college students found changes that could lead to future heart troubles

04/22/2013 - Far from harming the cardiovascular health of infected children, drug cocktails may give benefit

04/18/2013 - Researcher says higher mental stress, lower income could be factors

04/17/2013 - The slow-moving reptiles might offer clues about stroke and heart attack recovery, researchers say

04/16/2013 - Anomaly in a cardiac pumping chamber shows up on EKG and is tied to higher heart failure rate

04/11/2013 - Resulting stress, anxiety, bad habits may lead to cardiovascular trouble