Background The burden of cardiovascular events in Africa is projected to rise significantly in the coming decade, placing ...

Mount Nittany Health Emergency Medical Services has been honored with the American Heart Association’s 2025 Mission: Lifeline ...

A recent study shows that the risk for heart attack or stroke may be increased during the first 7 days after an episode of a ...

Disrupting your circadian rhythm with long-term night light exposure can put you at an increased risk of coronary artery ...

Ischemic stroke is characterized by a sudden reduction or cessation of oxygen and blood supply due to local arterial occlusion of the brain tissues, resulting in irreversible cell death and tissue ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation, catheter ablation reduces the risk of ischemic stroke at more than 30 days, mortality, ...

Exposure to alcohol in utero can have enduring health effects across the lifespan, including increased risks related to ...

New 10-year data from the DANAMI-3-PRIMULTI trial show long-term benefits of complete revascularization for patients with ...

Hemorrhagic stroke Hemorrhagic strokes, which make up about 13% of stroke cases, occur when a weak blood vessel ruptures, causing bleeding into the surrounding brain tissue. As the blood accumulates, ...

Hypertension, cigarette smoking, reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and HIV viral load were modifiable risk factors for primary MACE in patients with HIV on ART.

Even so, the authors warned that the patients included in the meta-analysis of over 5,400 individuals -- drawn from the ...