The global prevalence of congenital heart disease is higher among women who live in high altitudes, according to a new study being presented at ACC Latin America 2024 in Punta Cana, Dominican ...

Long-term exposure to very high altitude significantly reduces cardiopulmonary function in healthy adults from lowland ...

Whether it's a wintry visit to a snow-covered ski resort or a summertime hike in an alpine park, a vacation in the mountains ...

High cholesterol is often painted as a one-way ticket to heart disease, but science and real-life stories tell a more complex tale. Not everyone with high cholesterol ends up in a cardiologist’s ...

The data, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, analyzed over 37 million heart disease deaths spanning ...

The study found that heart attack-related deaths decreased by almost 90% between 1970 and 2022. Specifically, heart disease accounted for 41% of deaths in 1970, and as of 2022, that number declined to ...

Discussion This is believed to be a case of acute pulmonary edema without heart disease brought on by the sum of three stresses: high altitude, cold and heavy exertion.

In that role, your own understanding of heart disease is critical, so that you can translate the information to your patients. One sometimes misunderstood factor in heart disease is inflammation ...

A calcium score greater than 400 indicates a high risk of heart disease, according to Dr. Bradley Serwer, an interventional cardiologist and chief medical officer at VitalSolution, an Ingenovis ...

You lose your appetite, and are dizzy and short of breath. What a time to get sick! The problem may be altitude sickness. Anyone who travels from lower altitudes to above 6,000 – 8,000 feet (2829 – ...

Be the first to comment. Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure, a condition tied to a higher risk of coronary artery disease, heart failure, chronic kidney disease and dementia.