In this first episode of a two-part Double Take miniseries on cardiovascular risk factors from the New England Journal of Medicine, five key drivers of cardiovascular disease are reviewed. The video ...

Hepatic steatosis is associated with greater noncalcified plaque burden (NCPB) and an increased risk for a major adverse ...

MOST of us know there’s ‘good’ and ‘bad’ cholesterol and this fatty substance in the blood can be ‘high’ or ‘low’. But ...

The study refutes the notion that cardiac events strike without warning. A large international study has found that 99% of heart attacks, strokes, and major cardiovascular events are linked to four ...

Cardiovascular risk factors such as high BMI, unfavorable lipid profiles, or high blood pressure from infancy to adolescence were associated with poorer cognitive function in young adulthood. These ...

Virtually every patient who develops cardiovascular disease has at least one traditional risk factor that is not at ideal levels, according to a new analysis. Suboptimal blood pressure was the most ...

Turns out, these so-called “bad” foods deserve a spot in your grocery cart.

Most individuals carry a blood pressure that is better than perfect but less than what the physicians normally prescribe drugs for. These slightly elevated scores severely hurt arteries in the long ...

Young men and minority patients with early-onset CRC in urban areas face higher CVD death risk, challenging assumptions about ...

A large U.S. cohort-crossover study found that pregnancy and the postpartum period were linked to about a seven-fold higher ...