Doctors are thinking differently about what drives cardiovascular issues. It’s no longer just about blood pressure and ...

People with chronic kidney disease, type 2 diabetes, or both of these conditions may have a higher cardiovascular disease ...

She is a postdoctoral research fellow at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Obesity also contributes to other risk ...

Recent trends show heart disease increasingly affecting younger populations, challenging traditional assumptions about age ...

Oct. 23, 2024 — In middle-aged people, having risk factors like blood pressure ... may increase cardiovascular risk and especially heart disease risk even at exposure levels below the federal ...

A version of the MESA heart disease risk score that did not include race predicted heart disease risk just as well as the ...

New research indicates that people with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome may have a higher risk of developing ...

New research links constipation with increased heart risks, especially in people with high blood pressure. Experts interpret ...

While no specific gene is responsible for heart disease, a combination of genes can contribute to an increased risk. These genes can also pass on risk factors like high blood pressure and ...

Heart disease deaths increased among 25- to 64-year-olds in U.S. rural areas by about 21% between 2010 and 2022, researchers ...

The study suggests non-fermented milk may raise ischemic heart disease risk in women, urging a closer look at dairy ...

The original risk score is based on traditional risk factors for heart disease, sex, race and coronary artery calcium (CAC) levels, which are obtained from computed tomography (CT) imaging.