Hot Topics

All Related Stories

• 

  More hearts can be fixed without surgery

  Have a heart problem? If it's fixable, there's a good chance it can be done without surgery, using tiny tools and devices that are pushed through tubes into blood vessels.

• 

  How a healthy heart can keep cancer at bay

  Following a heart-healthy lifestyle can also lower the risk of cancer, according to a new U.S. study that looks at how adhering to recommendations by the American Heart Association can do more than just fend off cardiovascular disease.

• 

  Ancient humans had clogged arteries too, study finds

  A new study has found that people had clogged arteries some 4,000 years ago, suggesting heart disease may be more a natural part of human aging rather than being directly tied to contemporary risk factors like smoking, eating fatty foods and not exercising.

• 

  New studies tie heart risks to stress from storms, war

  New studies have found higher rates of cardiac problems in veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, New Orleans residents six years after Hurricane Katrina and Greeks struggling through that country's financial turmoil.

• 

  Why can snow shovelling be so dangerous?

  Every winter, Canadians hear about people who are hospitalized or even die from heart attacks while clearing snow. So what is it about shovelling that makes it such a health menace?

• 

  Alternative heart disease therapy has benefits, study shows

  An alternative treatment for heart disease could in fact have a benefit to patients who use it, a new study shows.

• 

  Looking old for your age could signal heart disease risk

  Want a clue to your risk of heart disease? Look in the mirror. People who look old -- with receding hairlines, bald heads, creases near their ear lobes or bumpy deposits on their eyelids -- have a greater chance of developing of heart disease than younger-looking people the same age do, new research suggests.

• 

  Drinking may increase arrhythmia risk in adults with heart disease

  Even moderate alcohol consumption may put older adults with heart disease or diabetes at risk of developing a common form of arrhythmia, a new study says.

• 

  Early heart death raises disease risk for family

  Paul Ryan works out and watches his diet, but a new study shows that clean living can only go so far to help people like the vice presidential candidate overcome a strong family history of heart disease.