Doctors shrugged off athlete's gasping, until one heart surgeon listened
Jul 3, 2019
A woman's fitness helped hide a silent but astonishing heart defect until she was 45.
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This faulty gene may help predict heart muscle disease
Jun 20, 2019
Starting with genetic sequence information, researchers found that people with certain mutations were more likely to develop dilated cardiomyopathy.
Diabetes and heart failure are linked; treatment should be too
Jun 6, 2019
A new report looks at the connection between diabetes and heart failure 鈥� and how managing one condition can impact treatment of the other.
As HIV patients live longer, heart disease might be their next challenge
Jun 3, 2019
No longer viewed as terminal, HIV does have other significant challenges, such as increasing the risk for heart disease and stroke, according to a new report.
Report seeks answers about mysterious, dangerous heart disease in kids
May 28, 2019
Cardiomyopathy in kids is rare but results in "some of the worst pediatric cardiology outcomes," a new scientific statement says.
Potentially fatal buildup of proteins in the heart often goes undiagnosed
May 21, 2019
A condition that allows a potentially fatal buildup of abnormal proteins in the heart and other organs is underdiagnosed and undertreated, a new study says.
Drummer's death inspires grief-stricken bandmates to rethink rock 'n' roll lifestyle
May 17, 2019
After heart disease claimed famed drummer Vinnie Paul Abbott at 54, the hard rockers of Hellyeah are turning to healthier ways as they mourn their friend.
Arsenic in drinking water may damage the heart
May 7, 2019
Drinking water contaminated with arsenic increases the risk of structural changes to the heart, a new study finds.
She wrote goodbye letters to her kids. A transplant kept them from being read.
Apr 9, 2019
It took a North Carolina woman nine years to overcome her pregnancy-related heart failure.
Genetic testing helps family uncover inherited heart condition
Mar 29, 2019
After a series of heart-related problems, a California woman discovered she had inherited the same heart condition that killed her mother and sister.