A diabetes drug shows promise in delaying hospitalizations and preventing heart failure after a heart attack, a new study shows.
A new poll of older adults suggests some who take aspirin daily may be following outdated advice, researchers say.
Extending a smoking ban in Singapore in 2013 may have prevented up to 20,000 heart attacks among adults 65 and older.
For people who have had a heart attack or stroke, a daily aspirin can help prevent a second one. But fewer than half take the medication.
Researchers have found "strong evidence for the impact of air quality on health." Tiny particles may even cause heart attacks.
People who had heart attacks and had received periodontal maintenance care had the shortest length of stay in the hospital, and more follow-up visits.
A new artificial-intelligence-based scoring system for heart attack risk could help address disparities in heart attack mortality between men and women.
A discovery of what happens inside artery plaque to trigger a stroke could lead to new drug targets to prevent them and also prevent heart attacks.
A simple procedure using a blood pressure cuff can boost vascular and cardiac function and reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke.
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