The results showed that only about half of the patients would have been identified as having high heart attack risk if they had been evaluated two days before having a heart attack. These patients ...

The new guidelines also emphasize the fact that diet can have a major impact on blood pressure. They recommend that all ...

“But this is the first time percentiles have been translated and applied to long-term risk for heart disease. When a patient sees they are in the 90th percentile, we hope that this will serve as a ...

For the first time since 2017, the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have updated ...

A recent review concluded The PREVENT equations provide updated risk models for assessing cardiovascular disease risk.

Based on the PREVENT risk calculator, researchers developed age- and sex-specific percentiles for 30-year absolute risk estimates for cardiovascular disease. Framing risk relative to peers by age and ...

Major updates from the American Heart Association demand stricter sodium limits and specific isometric exercises to fight ...

The updated guidelines recommend that people keep their systolic blood pressure under a specific number — 130 — to prevent ...

Health care is constantly evolving, and kidney health is no different. Several presentations during the IVBM event addressed ...

More than 26 million U.S. women have the typically benign tumors, which can often cause debilitating symptoms and other ...

Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women without fibroids ...