Viral infections trigger inflammation that raises heart disease risk, study finds. Vaccination against COVID, flu and shingles may help prevent cardiovascular complications.

The problem with the “Hollywood heart attack” commonly depicted on big and small screens is that it’s misleading and doesn’t necessarily reflect real life. Yet, many people think it does. It’s ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. However, overall heart disease death rates over the past five decades dropped by 66% in American adults age 25 and older, according to a ...

In a massive international study, researchers identify four precise warning signs of a heart attack, stroke or heart failure, and understanding these measurable risk factors could help people ...

In two large studies of heart attack survivors, beta-blocker drugs benefited those with mildly impaired heart function Contradictory trial results seen in patients without heart dysfunction More data ...

PLAINSBORO, N.J., Aug. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Novo Nordisk today presented data from the STEER real-world study of evidence gathered from actual patient experiences at the European Society of ...

Biomedical engineer Nenad Bursac, standing, and postdoctoral associate Tianyu Wu image a heart tissue patch through a microscope at the Bursac lab at the Duke University Pratt School of Engineering.

"In the STEER study, patients using Wegovy ® had greater cardiovascular improvements compared to tirzepatide, indicating that the same CV benefit cannot be generalized across other molecules in the ...