American College Of Cardiology

The latest iteration of an “ideal” blood pressure – a level of 120mm of mercury for systolic pressure, the top number – that people are urged to achi(...)

Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, already one of the most popular medications worldwide, may become even more widely used as evidence grows of their (...)

Women smokers have a significantly higher increased risk compared to men, according to new research in the UK. The findings, led by Sheffield Teachin(...)

Marathon running can increase your risk of cardiac arrest in the short term, but it also lowers the overall likelihood that you will experience cardia(...)

New international guidelines, that question the benefits of low-dose aspirin to prevent first-time heart attack, rely on research by an Irish expert. (...)

The recent flurry of excitement about coffee preventing heart disease illustrated two important points: suspected “causes” of coronary heart disease c(...)

There is much evidence that regular aerobic exercise will significantly reduce your chances of contracting a variety of serious health problems, in(...)

Switching over to daylight saving time, and losing one hour of sleep, raised the risk of having a heart attack the following Monday by 25 per c(...)

Being married appears to be a heart-healthy lifestyle, according to researchers. Married men and women had lower rates of heart disease than those (...)

Brian Maurer, who died late last year at the age of 72, was one of Ireland’s most prominent physicians and a pioneer of cardiology. A founder member o(...)