Dr. Zipes answers the question: 'Heart Attack vs. Heart Rhythm Problems?' — -- Question: What is the difference between a heart attack and heart rhythm problems? Can one cause the other? Answer ...

Fatty liver disease (also called steatotic liver disease) happens when too much fat builds up in your liver. It can be caused by high alcohol use or metabolic syndrome (a group of conditions like ...

A new editorial published in Comprehensive Physiology underscores the critical importance of understanding heart-lung interactions in pulmonary vascular disease (PVD). Tim Lahm, MD, a pulmonologist ...

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of—and repair ...

Veteran male athletes who have spent years training at high intensity may be at greater risk of serious heart problems while ...

In December of 2022, Linda Zoslocki, a then-69-year-old retired high school counselor in Modesto, California, had a deep cough that wouldn’t go away. She was tired, and her legs had been swollen for ...

Explore how stress silently contributes to cardiovascular disease and discover effective strategies for managing it to protect your heart.

Even mild heart problems can affect brain structure, particularly in memory-related regions like the hippocampus, years before cognitive symptoms appear Heart dysfunction impacts brain volume from ...

A University of Houston pharmacology researcher and expert in cardiac development has identified a new cause of - and repair ...