As many as half of patients newly diagnosed with a condition stop taking their medications to treat the condition, often intentionally, say researchers.

Body mass index (BMI) may not be the most important determinant of cardiovascular risk. Even patients who are overweight can reduce their risk by maintaining a good level of physical fitness and reducing their waist sizes.

New and significant genetic mutations associated with a wide array of potentially lethal clinical conditions are being discovered at a rapid pace, thanks to unsurpassed advances in molecular techniques.

New research into heart disease is leading to new treatments.

A cholesterol test can be such a useful tool in your fight against heart disease, it is a wonder more people don't really know how to make sense of one. If you are anxious for a way to predict and prevent a heart attack, your best bet would be a cholesterol test. Cholesterol is a sticky and wax

Findings from a recent study suggest that multiple infections may increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Heart disease is the #1 killer of American adults. I was amazed to learn that. And cardiovascular artery disease is just one form of heart disease. So, you're right to be concerned about it.

Find out how CTA in the ED, can fine tune diagnostic certainty of acute coronary syndromes -- in patients with acute chest pain but no objective evidence of MI.

How much attention is this emerging cardiovascular risk factor getting?

A well-balanced diet includes food from each of the five main food groups. These food groups include bread, cereal and potatoes (starch), fruit (fruit juice is included) and vegetables, meat and fish, milk and dairy foods, and fat and sugar.

In this Best Evidence Interview Medscape talks to Sarwat I. Chaudhry, MD, about a study showing no benefit associated with telemonitoring compared with usual care for improving heart failure outcomes.

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Cholesterol is present in all tissues and in greater quantities in the brain, bile and blood. Because of its structure, it is hydrophobic and therefore poorly soluble in water. Its synthesis takes place mainly in the liver and in small quantities it is actually useful and essential for our body.The

Medscape interviewed Joep Perk, MD, about 2012 clinical guidelines prepared by the Fifth Joint Task Force on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention. He gives us a refreshing inside story to reduce guideline lethargy.

Proper nutrition -- including a low fat, high fiber diet -- is considered so important to heart health that just about every set of guidelines touches on what you should eat, what you shouldn't eat, how you should eat it, and when you should eat it.

Can treatment with steroids before bare-metal-stent insertion delay restenosis - and provide additional benefit through reductions in adverse clinical events?

Heart disease is the number 1 killer of women in the US. All women and their loved ones should be concerned and know the following information.

Heart attacks, also known as myocardial infarctions, occur when blood flow to the heart is blocked, depriving the heart cells of oxygen. Over one million Americans have heart attacks each year. While some heart attacks can be rapid and seemingly out of nowhere the majority develop much more slowly a

WebMD explores the possible causes of heart murmurs, as well as treatment options and prevention.

This post offers great insight on the basic types of cardiovascular disease. Moreover, it also offers reasons why using a cardiology EHR software is handy while treating a patient suffering from cardiovascular disease.