Heart Disease

For half a century beta blockers have been used to help patients with cardiovascular problems manage their abnormal heart rhythms, but a new study tracking over a million people has found the common drug may also reduce aggression and violent behavior.

New research suggests an immune protein may be a major causal factor in cardiovascular disease, and the discovery points to a range of new kinds of treatments targeting this condition that affects almost every human as they get older.

Researchers in the United Kingdom have discovered a blood biomarker that signals the presence of myocarditis. It's hoped the discovery will lead to a rapid blood test to catch this deadly and difficult-to-diagnose inflammatory heart condition.

A new study supported by the National Institutes of Health questions the belief that high levels of "good" cholesterol can decrease a person's risk of heart attack. The findings suggest the assumption may not hold true for people of all racial backgrounds.

A new study is offering evidence expensive vitamin supplements may be a waste of money finding six common heart-health formulations are ineffective at reducing cholesterol levels or markers of inflammation.

A team of researchers in the UK has developed a fully automated artificial intelligence-enabled system that can scan retinal images for vascular health, helping identify those at high risk of heart disease and stroke.

At first glance, building a drum machine that uses the heartbeats of children with congenital heart disease might be considered very poor taste. But Love Hultén and Teenage Engineering have created the CHD-4 to raise awareness of the condition.

Researchers from Rutgers University have conducted a close investigation of the metabolic differences between night owls and early birds, finding those who prefer staying up late may be at greater risk of type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

A meta-analysis encompassing more than 150,000 participants has concluded muscle pain or weakness is not a common side effect from statin drug therapy and should not influence whether a person ceases the treatment.

A large international clinical trial has found combining three common heart disease drugs into the one pill is significantly more effective at preventing cardiovascular events and death compared to administering each of the medicines separately.

A new study has homed in on how animal proteins can raise heart disease risk, by illustrating the way metabolites produced by certain gut bacteria while digesting red meat play a significant role in cardiovascular disease.

There is good and bad news in a study tracking half a million subjects after COVID-19. The study found patients were at greater risk of heart problems and new diabetes diagnoses for weeks after an infection but that risk did return to normal over time.