Heart disease

Blood pressure guidelines are the same for men and women despite important sex differences in hypertension risk

A woman with life-threatening heart and kidney disease became the second person ever to receive a genetically modified pig kidney and the first person to receive a heart pump and a transplanted organ together

Two medical devices that mechanically pump blood to the heart have caused hundreds of injuries and more than a dozen deaths

The urban-rural mortality rate gap in the U.S. is increasing, especially among young women and Native Americans. Limited access to health care could help explain why

The FDA recently approved semaglutide (Wegovy) for preventing serious heart conditions in some people, but questions remain about how it works

People who had tiny plastic particles lodged in a key blood vessel were more likely to experience serious health problems or die during a three-year study

As EPA tightens air pollution standards for particulate matter, new research suggests some components of that pollution could worsen with climate change

A model heart made from living tissue fused with robotic muscles could help researchers see how the organ works on the inside

A new study confirms the blood pressure-lowering power of a low-sodium diet

A relatively new procedure, ECPR, improves on traditional CPR, but it may be difficult to implement nationwide

The active ingredient in Wegovy and Ozempic reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes in a large trial of people with cardiovascular disease who were considered overweight or had obesity, but the cost and side effects remain barriers

Cardiologists forecast greater heart attack risks as winter and summer temperatures become more extreme