Recreational marathoners show no long-term heart damage after 10 years

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA collaboration of researchers in Switzerland, Germany, and the US tracked cardiac function in recreational marathon runners over a 10

Updated on: January 24,2026

Recreational marathoners show no long-term heart damage after 10 years

byJustin Jackson, Medical XpressCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainA collaboration of researchers in Switzerland, Germany, and the US tracked cardiac function in recreational marathon runners over a 10

Updated on:January 24,2026

ACC/AHA issue new guideline on managing congenital heart disease in adults

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with several other leading medical associations, hav

Updated on: January 07,2026

ACC/AHA issue new guideline on managing congenital heart disease in adults

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainThe American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association, along with several other leading medical associations, hav

Updated on:January 07,2026

Young adults with elevated cholesterol often go untreated, study finds

Updated on: November 30,2025

Young adults with elevated cholesterol often go untreated, study finds

Updated on:November 30,2025

You have your mother's eyes and your father's heart disease—now what?

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe American Heart Association says upcoming family holiday gatherings are a good time to talk about your family health history and how

Updated on: February 01,2026

You have your mother's eyes and your father's heart disease—now what?

byAmerican Heart AssociationCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsThe American Heart Association says upcoming family holiday gatherings are a good time to talk about your family health history and how

Updated on:February 01,2026

Stress MRI may boost angina diagnosis, treatment

Updated on: December 01,2025

Stress MRI may boost angina diagnosis, treatment

Updated on:December 01,2025

Are heart failure and atrial fibrillation the same disease? Study reveals shared genetic and molecular mechanics

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAF and HF share lineage-specific GRN alterations in the atria. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-025-00775-2New research from a mul

Updated on: May 27,2026

Are heart failure and atrial fibrillation the same disease? Study reveals shared genetic and molecular mechanics

byUniversity of Chicago Medical CenterAF and HF share lineage-specific GRN alterations in the atria. Credit:Nature Cardiovascular Research(2026). DOI: 10.1038/s44161-025-00775-2New research from a mul

Updated on:May 27,2026

Individuals with worse cardiac structure at higher risk of developing adverse health outcomes and mortality long-term

byBoston University School of MedicineCentral Illustration. Credit:JACC: Advances(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102643Higher left atrial end-systolic dimension (LASD), an increased measurement of

Updated on: May 27,2026

Individuals with worse cardiac structure at higher risk of developing adverse health outcomes and mortality long-term

byBoston University School of MedicineCentral Illustration. Credit:JACC: Advances(2026). DOI: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2026.102643Higher left atrial end-systolic dimension (LASD), an increased measurement of

Updated on:May 27,2026

Six weeks of boxing training significantly lowers blood pressure in young adults

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoAlvaro Gurovich, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the senior author of a

Updated on: May 07,2026

Six weeks of boxing training significantly lowers blood pressure in young adults

byUniversity of Texas at El PasoAlvaro Gurovich, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Physical Therapy and Movement Sciences at The University of Texas at El Paso, is the senior author of a

Updated on:May 07,2026

Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsAdolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvemen

Updated on: April 19,2026

Mavacamten improves obstruction in adolescents with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: cottonbro studio from PexelsAdolescent patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) who received the drug mavacamten saw a significant improvemen

Updated on:April 19,2026

More aggressive cholesterol-lowering improves heart outcomes

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Marta Branco from PexelsUsing cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL

Updated on: June 01,2026

More aggressive cholesterol-lowering improves heart outcomes

byAmerican College of CardiologyCredit: Marta Branco from PexelsUsing cholesterol-lowering medications more intensively to achieve a more aggressive target for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL

Updated on:June 01,2026

Eating about 4,200 mg sodium a day may raise heart failure risk 15%

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExcessive consumption of dietary sodium (salt) is a significant, independent risk factor for new-onset heart failure, according

Updated on: June 02,2026

Eating about 4,200 mg sodium a day may raise heart failure risk 15%

byVanderbilt University Medical CenterCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainExcessive consumption of dietary sodium (salt) is a significant, independent risk factor for new-onset heart failure, according

Updated on:June 02,2026

Probing a paradoxical drug response for irregular heartbeat

by Beth Miller,Washington University in St. LouisA patient-specific tool developed in Jon Silva’s lab allows investigation of unique drug responses that can inform arrhythmia therapy in individuals ca

Updated on: May 29,2026

Probing a paradoxical drug response for irregular heartbeat

by Beth Miller,Washington University in St. LouisA patient-specific tool developed in Jon Silva’s lab allows investigation of unique drug responses that can inform arrhythmia therapy in individuals ca

Updated on:May 29,2026