Cigarette alternatives raise your risk of a serious heart condition. Learn how a new study clarifies the cardiovascular effects from pipes, cigars, and smokeless tobacco.
Research shows that women who have certain complications during pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and preterm birth are more likely to develop heart problems later in life.
Having a heart condition doesn’t necessarily exclude you from donating blood. UT Southwestern explains which heart patients can and can’t safely give blood.
Obesity, heart and kidney diseases, and diabetes are all connected, and now that the American Heart Association has formalized CKM syndrome, it could change the future of cardiology.
Thinking about taking fish oil pills for heart health? See why eating fish, rather than taking supplements, is the best and most affordable way to get omega-3 fatty acids.
South Asian patients tend to develop heart disease earlier in life and at lower BMIs. Explore a new program at UT Southwestern designed to identify patients at risk and intervene to save lives.
New research from UT Southwestern shows a direct tie between high heart attack risk and dual diagnoses of coronary artery disease and high LP(a) cholesterol.
Coffee can make the heart skip a beat, but that might be OK. UT Southwestern discusses the findings from the CRAVE study on how coffee can affect heart health, sleep, and exercise.
With many major college football conferences returning to play, researchers are studying whether cardiac MRI can help student-athletes safely get back in the game after COVID-19 infection. But MRI might not be the best tool for the job. Learn why.
After years of steady decline, heart disease death rates have increased 1.5% among the 45-60 age group – right in the prime of their personal and professional lives. In this MedBlog, UT Southwestern discusses the major causes and how preventive cardiology can help reverse this alarming trend.
