CVD risk factors that are present in childhood can be strong predictors of cardiac events later in life, new data suggest. The study of children from three countries who were followed for nearly 24 ...

Female reproductive factors minimally impacted cardiovascular disease risk prediction models. Only female-specific factors as a group, not individually, were linked with marginal improvements in risk ...

Cardiovascular disease remains a leading global cause of death, and we break down its pathology, risk factors, and the ...

Non-laboratory-based risk factors and lipids measured in adolescence independently predicted adult cardiovascular events, according to data from seven longitudinal cohort studies. In a multivariable ...

HOUSTON — Narcolepsy is associated with a significantly increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) and major adverse cardiac events (MACEs), independent of common comorbid conditions and ...

Virtually every patient who develops cardiovascular disease has at least one traditional risk factor that is not at ideal levels, according to a new analysis. Suboptimal blood pressure was the most ...

Recent study results showed that despite improved hypertension control, there has been little decline in CVD deaths among patients with hypertension since the first decade of the 2000s. “There should ...

Young adults may face higher risks of cardiovascular disease due to factors like obesity or inactivity. Here, three younger ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Since researchers first established the link between diet, ...

Higher percentage of men than women had 2 or more CVD risk factors; more older adults had risk factors. HealthDay News — During August 2021 to August 2023, only 36.4% of US adults had no ...

In a new statement, the American Heart Association outlines growing evidence linking gum disease to a higher risk for ...