The Latest Breaking News from Heart Disease

In the bustling heart of medical innovation, a transformative wave is sweeping through the corridors of hospitals and research labs alike. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is taking center stage in the quest to combat one of humanity's most formidable foes: heart disease. This relentless adversary, the leading cause of death globally,…

Certain microbes in the gut microbiome may guard against heart disease by lowering people's cholesterol.

Researchers discovered that certain bacteria species called Oscillibacter can consume cholesterol in the gut and lower the risk of heart disease in individuals.

Rheumatic Heart Disease is a preventable condition that disproportionately affects First Nations people. The Deadly Heart Trek wants to help eliminate it.

A new study has found that even consuming moderate amounts of alcohol can be a threat to the heart in women. The study presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session has revealed that young to middle-aged women who drank more than one alcoholic beverage per day were…

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The evidence is mixed

Our body is the vehicle upon which human civilization rests. Statistics across the world tell us that heart disease is one of the leading causes of mortality. All of these link back to the imbalance of cholesterol levels in our blood.

The researchers made the interesting finding using a trial involving patients with a rare genetic condition called Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD).

Among women with a history of pregnancy complications, those who achieved or maintained high heart health after pregnancy were at a similar risk for heart disease as women without adverse pregnancy outcomes and good cardiovascular health, the study stated.

The study found that people who followed an 8-hour time-restricted eating schedule had a 91% higher risk of cardiovascular death.