A new study led by Kieth Diaz, Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine, uses objective measures to find the links between lengthy sitting time and death among middle-aged and older adults.
Dr. Lori Mosca, director of preventive cardiology talks about a drug that fights inflammation, which has been found to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
Deposits of an abnormal protein in the heart may explain why some elderly patients benefit less than others from a heart valve replacement procedure, a new study from CUMC researchers has found.
The Hands Only Campaign aims to change the social norms about CPR and let people know that mouth-to-mouth is no longer required. It takes less than a minute to learn the three-step technique.
The imaging technique accurately identifies an often-misdiagnosed type of heart failure caused by buildup of amyloid and may eliminate the need for a biopsy in some patients.
Ischemic coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common etiology of heart failure (HF), but ischemic work-up and/or revascularization is not well defined.
Patients with severe coronary artery disease with an indication for revascularization but who are at high procedural risk represent an understudied and potentially underserved patient population.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Newsroom
May 14, 2016
A study suggests that women who have experienced trauma and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder may be at greater risk for developing a potentially fatal blood clot disorder.
