More heart attacks on cold days A large Swedish study shows that incidences of heart attacks rise as temperature sinks.
Diabetes is more fatal for the poor Persons with type 1 diabetes run nearly triple the risk of fatal heart attacks if they have low incomes and little education.
New study could change the treatment of blood clots Doctors find new method to treat patients with blood clots in the heart that reduces risk of death by 44 per cent.
Genes causing sudden heart failure discovered Scientists have found the genes behind the hereditary heart disease long QT syndrome that leads to sudden heart failure -- even in young people.
Heartbreak Hotel on Blues Avenue People with clear symptoms of depression run a 40 percent higher risk of heart failure. “The more depressed you feel, the more you are at risk,” says the Norwegian intensive care nurse who led a major study.
Teen fitness lowers heart attacks later in life Men who are in good physical shape as 18-year-olds are less likely to have serious heart problems later as adults.
