An estimated 4.2 million people die within 30 days of surgery worldwide each year. A new study, published in the European Heart Journal today (Thursday), suggests that deaths and serious heart disease might be prevented if some patients see a specialist heart doctor as part of their post-surgery care. In this observational study, researchers studied a … Read more
Doctors may soon be able to tell just how sick a heart failure patient really is by using a routine MRI scan, thanks to new research from the University of East Anglia. People with heart failure often need a test called right heart catheterisation, where a tube is inserted into the heart to measure oxygen … Read more
Men begin developing coronary heart disease – which can lead to heart attacks – years earlier than women, with differences emerging as early as the mid-30s, according to a large, long-term study led by Northwestern Medicine. The findings, based on more than three decades of patient follow-up, suggest that heart disease prevention and screening should … Read more
When the heart’s muscle is weakened or injured due to a heart attack, it can make it hard for the heart to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Over time, it can lead to heart failure, where the heart’s function drops below 40%. The condition affects an estimated 6.7 million people over the … Read more
Jan 26 2026 University of California San Diego-led team has discovered that restoring a key cardiac protein called connexin‑43 in a mouse model can dramatically improve heart function and extend survival in several inherited forms of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM). The research suggests that a single gene therapy might someday help a wide range of ACM … Read more
From rising obesity and diabetes to stubborn health inequities, the AHA’s latest statistics reveal why cardiovascular disease remains the dominant threat to population health and what must change to reverse the trend. Report: 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of US and Global Data From the American Heart Association. Image Credit: crystal light … Read more
Following a five-year upward trend likely impacted by the COVID pandemic, the number of heart disease and stroke deaths has declined, yet, heart disease and stroke still kill more people in the U.S. each year than any other cause, according to data reported in the 2026 Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics: A Report of U.S. and … Read more
Scientists have discovered an answer to the longstanding mystery of why more than half of patients with chronic kidney disease ultimately die of cardiovascular problems: Their kidneys produce a substance that poisons the heart. The researchers, at UVA Health and Mount Sinai, say the discovery could let doctors identify people at risk and develop new … Read more
Groenewegen, A., Rutten, F. H., Mosterd, A. & Hoes, A. W. Epidemiology of heart failure. Eur. J. Heart Fail. 22, 1342–1356. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejhf.1858 (2020). Google Scholar Yasuda, S. et al. The current status of cardiovascular medicine in Japan　- analysis of a large number of health records from a nationwide Claim-Based Database, JROAD-DPC. Circ. J. 80, 2327–2335. … Read more
A groundbreaking soft robotic heart could transform treatment for end-stage heart failure, bringing us closer than ever to fully functional, biocompatible artificial organs. Study:Â A soft robotic total artificial hybrid heart. Image credit:Â Africa Studio/Shutterstock.com Researchers developed a total artificial hybrid heart powered by soft robotics, which may open new horizons in heart failure and transplantation medicine. … Read more