Despite the prevalence of heart disease, many people are still unclear about how genetics can impact heart disease.

It’s not unusual to have one or more family members with some form of heart disease. Nonetheless, some people may not even ...

A recent study from Penn State and other research institutions suggests that some of the most commonly used drugs for high ...

Researchers discovered that these medications, while designed to lower blood pressure, may actually damage blood vessels, reduce blood flow, and increase the risk of heart failure.

Congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart failure are the same thing. Both terms describe the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to service the body's needs. The term "congestive" simply ...

A heart can never rest. That creates a problem for a heart that has lost muscle tissue. “Skeletal muscle has a significant ...

Researchers at the University of Toronto's Institute of Biomedical Engineering have found that studying blood flow in leg ...