Statins are primarily used to lower cholesterol,” said lead author Dr Nay Aung, from the Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging Unit led by Professor Steffen Petersen at William Harvey Research Institute, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . People with obesity in young or middle adulthood have a greater chance of having adverse heart structure and ...

Hispanic/Latina women with a history of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) -- conditions marked by high blood pressure during pregnancy -- are more likely to have abnormalities in their heart ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The heart is the central organ of the human circulatory system. Both congenital and acquired structural ...

Obesity is an established risk factor for heart disease; however, it remains unclear how fat deposition in obesity alters the structure and function of the heart in older adults. A new paper published ...

Gaining weight in early adulthood and middle age adversely affects the structure and function of the heart in later life, according to a new observational study published in the European Heart Journal ...

Both swimming and running improve fitness, but scientists found one may trigger deeper changes in heart structure and ...

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People who live close to airports and are exposed to high aircraft noise levels could be at greater risk of poor heart function, increasing the likelihood of heart attacks, life-threatening heart ...