The first time the seemingly healthy woman gave birth, she went into heart failure. She recovered and went on to deliver her ...

HealthDay News — Recommendations have been developed for managing heart failure in pregnancy and published online Sept. 22 in a Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series in Pregnancy.

By analyzing large amounts of data, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have developed a system for classifying individuals ...

Rochester, Minn. — It’s not unusual to have one or more family members with some form of heart disease. Nonetheless, some people may not even know they have heart disease until they experience a heart ...

“While cardiomyopathies are often considered rare, our findings show that these genetic variants are not uncommon, especially in large, multi-ancestry cohorts,” said Pankaj Arora, M.D., lead ...

The titin gene produces a protein that is crucial for the structure and function of muscle cells, especially in the heart. When the gene is spliced in, parts of the gene are combined in a specific way ...

Scientists have reversed diabetic heart failure with a genetic therapy in mice and miniature human "hearts" grown from stem cells. The new gene therapy may be a promising treatment for diabetic heart ...

A collection of research by Helen Hobbs, MD, highlights how genetic mutations influence cholesterol levels and impact heart disease risk, offering insights into lifelong cardiovascular health ...

Heart failure now accounts for 45% of cardiovascular deaths and approximately one-quarter of Americans will have it in their lifetime, according to a statistics update from the Heart Failure Society ...

There are many different types of heart disease. Most happen due to plaque build-up from conditions like high blood pressure ...

Faulty versions of the LMNA gene can cause a wide range of health problems, including heart muscle disease (dilated ...

Restricted sugar intake during early life is linked to lower risks of several heart conditions in adulthood, including heart ...