An earlier blood transfusion—done when hemoglobin levels were higher—after major general or vascular surgery among people with heart disease was associated with a lower risk of some complications but ...

Could your heart get hooked on blood sugar? Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine think so, and they will determine if blocking that addiction could prevent enlargement of the ...

High blood pressure is a common chronic disorder that occurs when the force with which blood pushes against the walls of the arteries is too high. This makes it more difficult for the heart to pump ...

You’re doing everything your doctor told you to do. Taking your pills every morning like clockwork, saying no to that extra salt on your fries, and dragging yourself to the gym when you’d rather binge ...

Prescribing anti-clotting medications to adults younger than age 65 who have atrial fibrillation (AFib) but no other risk factors for stroke did not reduce the risk of cognitive decline, stroke or ...

We’ve all been there: The nurse places a blood pressure cuff around your upper arm, squeezes that little bulb that makes the cuff inflate, and voilà—you get a reading. A normal blood pressure ...

A new drug has been found to significantly lower blood pressure in people with dangerously high levels despite taking several existing medicines, an advance that could help address hard-to-treat ...

Left sided heart failure occurs when there is weakness or damage in the left side of the heart. Right sided heart failure develops when there is weakness of the muscles in the right side of the heart.

Heart failure is when the heart does not pump enough blood around the body. Biventricular heart failure is when chambers on both sides of the heart, known as ventricles, are affected. Doctors classify ...

These two conditions affect how well your heart can pump blood. Cardiomyopathy can sometimes lead to heart failure. Cardiomyopathy and heart failure are both conditions in which your heart has a more ...