The incidence of stroke continues to increase for adults and children living with sickle cell disease (SCD) despite the Stroke Prevention Trial in Sickle Cell Anemia (STOP) establishing standards of ...

Heart disease affects poorer communities more than the rest of the U.S., mostly because of just four factors, a study has found.

A study carried out at the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) in Madrid, Spain provides crucial ...

While both heart attack and cardiac arrest are disorders related to the heart, they differ in their mechanisms and outcomes. A heart attack is like a blockage in the plumbing supplying water to a ...

cardiovascular disease (heart failure, heart defects, heart infection or irregular heart rhythm, such as atrial fibrillation) are more vulnerable to Ischemic cerebrovascular stroke," says Dr Tarun ...

Coronary artery disease (CAD)—sometimes also called coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease—is a type of ... you can experience symptoms like chest pain and shortness of breath. Researchers ...

In July 2023, rising US basketball star Bronny James collapsed on the court during practice and was sent to hospital.

In July 2023, rising US basketball star Bronny James collapsed on the court during practice and was sent to hospital. The ...

The heart is a muscle that contracts to work as a pump. When it contracts it pushes blood containing oxygen and nutrients to ...

Simply put, a heart attack, technically known as a myocardial infarction, describes injury to, or death of, the heart muscle.

UC San Diego researchers have identified a new inflammatory mechanism in the heart's borderzone after a heart attack, driven ...