Tests like electrocardiograms or a blood test for cholesterol offer good measures of heart health. But the American College ...

An inflamed arterial wall tips the balance toward a plaque rupture-the kind of event that can trigger a heart attack or ...

While cholesterol levels are commonly used to assess heart disease risk, research shows that another blood marker—high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)—may offer even more powerful insight, ...

Sometimes, a study on one topic can reveal important issues in another. Case in point: A recent Lancet study explored what a person’s life was like before they developed chronic pain — the diseases ...

The tiny blood vessels in your eyes might hold the key to predicting a person's risk of developing heart disease and how fast ...

A groundbreaking discovery from the Cardiovascular Research Center in Spain has revealed that mutations in blood stem cells, which had been previously overlooked, may play a significant role in the ...

Preventing and managing high blood pressure with healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as following a heart-healthy diet including reducing salt intake, staying physically active, maintaining a healthy ...