Elevations in cardiac troponin (cTn) after long bouts of aerobic exercise are not associated with subclinical coronary artery ...

Going vegetarian doesn't automatically mean a healthier heart, warns a Johns Hopkins University study. People who ate processed plant-based foods faced a 65% higher risk of heart damage. The research ...

According to a recent study published in JACC: Advances, researchers have discovered that certain blood markers typically ...

Cancer and heart disease, two leading causes of death worldwide, may be more connected than we previously thought, according ...

Cancer and heart disease, two leading causes of death worldwide, may be more connected than we previously thought, according ...

Having a coronary artery calcium (CAC) score of zero has generally been accepted as a marker of a very low risk of having a cardiac event within the next five y ...

From the Department of Medicine, Section of Cardiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex. The release of various markers of cardiac injury is influenced by a number of factors. Time from onset ...

Building on the success of previous editions of this document (published in 2007 and 2012), the 2017 update aims to further emphasise to commissioners, clinicians, politicians and the public the ...

Frailty is a condition characterized by increased vulnerability and decline in physical function. It's a growing concern in ...

The pathophysiological basis for this is unknown, but indicates that cardiac involvement in exacerbations of COPD may be an important determinant of prognosis. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and ...

BACKGROUND: Cardiac hypertrophy, as an important pathological change, contributes to heart failure. Recent studies indicate that the mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membranes (MAMs) play ...