[See a map of the U.S. with heart disease risk for each state] Nationally, the researchers' calculations predicted that 14.6 percent of men and 7.5 percent of women will develop heart disease over the next 10 years. For men, the risk ranged from a low of 13.2 percent in Utah to a ...
Learn about symptoms, causes and treatment options in the heart disease condition guide available at U.S. News and World Report.
Mortality from heart and circulatory disease – the leading cause of death in the UK – declined in most places between 1982 and 2006, but for men and women aged 65 or older, the decline was smaller in the most deprived communities, resulting in a wider gap between rich and poor. The au...
Past studies on heart development have provided a better understanding of the transcriptional and epigenetic events that regulate cardiomyocyte (CM) differentiation. However, the mechanisms that control normal gene expression during CM postnatal maturation and homeostasis, as well as the transcriptional and...
Acknowledgements: Adam Vaughan, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for providing the updated data and map depicting changes in heart disease mortality among US adults aged 35–64. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the offi...
Rheumatic heart disease (RHD) is one of the most common causes of cardiovascular complications in developing countries. It is a heart valve disease that typically affects children. Impaired heart valves stop functioning properly, resulting in a turbulent blood flow within the heart known as a murmu...
Oxidative stress (OS) is mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS), which in cardiovascular and other disease states, damage DNA, lipids, proteins, other cellular and extra-cellular components. OS is both initiated by, and triggers inflammation, cardiomyocyte apoptosis, matrix remodeling, myocardial...
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for men and women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A heart-healthy diet can help you lose weight or lower cholesterol, blood pressure or triglycerides, a type of fat in blood. Heart-friendly eating plans...
Steven Ross JohnsonDec. 10, 2024 How Disease Could Roar Back With RFK Jr. A confluence of factors could cause renewed, deadly epidemics, experts and advocates say. KFF Health NewsDec. 6, 2024 Counties Most at Risk From a Tsunami Though much of the U.S. is at little risk from the larg...
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common human developmental birth defect and the most prevalent cause of embryonic and fetal mortality.1,2 CHDs most often affect specific compartments of the embryonic heart, such as the outflow tract (OFT), the atria, the atrioventricular canal (AVC)...