For patients with heart failure, hospital participation in the IMPLEMENT-HF initiative improves adherence to quadruple ...

Doctors, nurses, caregivers, and loved ones are sharing their experiences being present for the final moments of someone's ...

Acute myocarditis—sudden inflammation of the heart—causes mild symptoms in most cases, but about 10% of acute myocarditis ...

A new multi-cohort study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health has found that exposure to certain metals, ...

SSM Health Medical Group welcomes heart and vascular care provider Shannon Parks, APRN-CNP, to the cardiology team in Mt. Vernon.

Heart disease and stroke statistics 2015—update: a report from the American Heart Association [published correction ... Mårtensson J, Jaarsma T. Communicating prognosis and end-of-life care to heart ...

Many of the compensatory biochemical mechanisms activated during early heart failure, such as neurohormonal activation and cytokine and growth-factor upregulation, induce myocellular hypertrophy ...

Alex Kent Hi, my name’s Alex Kent. I’m medical director for North East and North Cumbria ICB and I cover long term conditions as part of my portfolio. I also work part time as a GP in North Tyneside.

In hot weather, your blood vessels dilate, which can lead to a drop in blood pressure. Studies have shown this puts people ...

To look at Chris Wenger, she is the picture of health, at age 67, though she does have a strong family history of heart disease, but by just about every metric, she is healthy. Still, within moments, ...

A clinic in the Pracha Uthit area of Bangkok reportedly refused to treat a Thai man with heart disease, resulting in the ...