Cholesterol Drugs Safe, Even After a Decade of Use Cholesterol-lowering drugs continue to produce benefits without any serious safety problems, such as increased cancer risk, even after more than a decade of use
Hospitalization for Heart Failure Falls Sharply in U.S. Hospital admissions for elderly US patients with heart failure fell by nearly 30 percent over a decade, a surprising finding that offers fresh evidence of progress in the battle against cardiovascular disease
FDA Approves Edwards Aortic Heart Valve Regulators have approved the sale of Edwards Life Sciences Corp's heart valve for patients deemed too sick to have open-heart surgery
Feeling grateful may improve health for heart failure patients Feeling grateful may help heart failure patients heal both physically and emotionally, say U.S. researchers.
Gene analysis fails to help predict best warfarin dose Gene analysis failed in a U.S. clinical trial to help doctors select better doses of warfarin, the widely used blood-thinner, which can cause dangerous bleeding if doses are too high and fail to protect against blood clots and strokes if doses are too low.
Eating certain fats might offset some heart risk from weight gain If you're going to overindulge and gain weight, at least try to make sure the extra calories come from unsaturated fats, a new study suggests.
Scientists identify people most likely to benefit from statins The American Heart Association’s 2013 recommendation for expanded statin use has raised eyebrows over whether the medications are now prescribed too much. But researchers at Washington University have found that analyzing genetics may help doctors determine who is most likely to benefit from the cholesterol-lowering therapy.
Heart disease affects young people too There’s a common misconception that heart disease – which can lead to heart attacks and strokes – only occurs in older people.
Cocaine's heart damage often undetectable Using cocaine can damage the heart's smallest vessels, but this problem doesn't show up on routine medical tests, according to a new study
