Study finds higher odds for death, hospitalization for patients with atrial fibrillation
Read MoreNewly donated blood is better for heart patients than blood that had been stored for some time. Canadian researchers arrived at this conclusion in a study involving 2,000 patients planning to undergo heart surgery. The results were presented at the "Canadian Cardiovascular Congress" in Vancouver.
Read MoreFinding might explain link between atrial fibrillation, poorer thinking and memory, researchers say
Read MoreConsuming a low cholesterol diet is not necessarily the best treatment plan for lowering cholesterol levels and reducing your risk for heart disease.
Read MoreEating fruit every day lowers the risk of getting heart and stroke problems by up to 40%, researchers say.
Read MoreA medical team from King Abdullah Medical City hospital broke new ground when it managed to unblock veins and arteries and replace aortic valves without performing bypass surgery.
Read MoreScientists at the University of Illinois, in Chicago, have found that the fat in olive oil kick-starts failing hearts
Olive oil may reverse heart failure, scientists believe, after finding it helped diseased muscle to pump blood more effectively.
Read MoreExperimental medication beat standard treatment at reducing hospitalizations, cardiovascular deaths
Read MoreA low-carbohydrate diet is better for losing weight and may also be better for lowering the risk of heart disease than a low-fat diet, according to a new study.
Read MoreA new study reports one of the biggest potential advances against heart failure in more than a decade — a first-of-a-kind, experimental drug that lowered the chances of death or hospitalization by about 20 percent.
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