The latest Clinical Practice Guideline from the ACC and the American Heart Association (AHA) and 11 other societies provides updated recommendations for clinicians on the prevention, detection, ...

Consumption of ultra-processed foods, such as sugar-sweetened beverages, potato chips and packaged cookies, may be associated with adverse health outcomes, according to research being presented at the ...

Cannabis Users Face Substantially Higher Risk of Heart Attack As marijuana use increases, so does evidence showing it harms the heart ...

Highlighted text has been updated as of December 20, 2024. The HOST-EXAM trial showed that clopidogrel monotherapy is superior to aspirin monotherapy as chronic maintenance therapy among patients who ...

Sitting Too Long Can Harm Heart Health, Even for Active People Approximately 10 hours or more of sedentary behavior per day is associated with heightened risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death ...

Drinking coffee—particularly two to three cups a day—is not only associated with a lower risk of heart disease and dangerous heart rhythms but also with living longer, according to studies being ...

Semaglutide, a medication initially developed for type 2 diabetes and obesity, significantly improves symptoms in men and women with a common type of heart failure that has had few therapeutic options ...

A woman’s cardiovascular risk can rise sharply after she goes through menopause, quickly catching up to men of a similar age and health profile, according to new findings presented at the American ...

Individuals with heart disease stand to gain the most from a low-sodium diet but, on average, consume over twice the recommended daily sodium intake, according to a study being presented at the ...

The following are key perspectives from the 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation (AF): The current guideline's classification of AF focuses on the ...

The following are key points to remember from a state-of-the-art review on the benefits and drawbacks of vegetarian and vegan diets: This review of plant-based diets provides an excellent reference ...

Lipoprotein (a) (Lp [a]) is a low-density lipoprotein–like molecule with an apolipoprotein (b) moiety that is covalently attached to apolipoprotein (a) (Apo [a]), a plasminogen-like protein that ...