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Heart Disease

Cardiovascular health, heart failure, atherosclerosis, and cardiac research

460 articles

Oral Semaglutide Shows Lasting Reductions in Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Heart Health

Oral Semaglutide Shows Lasting Reductions in Cardiovascular Risk Factors

New evidence suggests oral semaglutide sustains long-term improvements in key CVD risk factors, expanding its role beyond diabetes management.

Research Paper
Apr 26, 2026 0
AHA Clears Path for Exercise in Kids With Cardiomyopathy
Heart Health

AHA Clears Path for Exercise in Kids With Cardiomyopathy

A landmark AHA statement challenges decades of blanket activity restrictions for children with cardiomyopathy, offering new risk-stratified guidance.

Review
Apr 26, 2026 0
Flavonoid Isoquercitrin Fights Atherosclerosis Through Gut Microbiome Axis
Heart Health

Flavonoid Isoquercitrin Fights Atherosclerosis Through Gut Microbiome Axis

Isoquercitrin reshapes gut bacteria and tryptophan metabolism to reduce arterial plaque, pointing to a novel gut-heart therapeutic pathway.

Research Paper
Apr 24, 2026 0
SIRT5 Blocks Cardiac Fibrosis by Rewiring Fibroblast Metabolism
Heart Health

SIRT5 Blocks Cardiac Fibrosis by Rewiring Fibroblast Metabolism

A sirtuin enzyme prevents heart scarring by keeping cardiac fibroblasts from switching to a pro-fibrotic metabolic state.

Research Paper
Apr 24, 2026 0
Cardiac Digital Twins Could Revolutionize Diabetes Heart Treatment
Heart Health

Cardiac Digital Twins Could Revolutionize Diabetes Heart Treatment

A landmark review maps how computational heart models can decode diabetic cardiomyopathy and predict responses to SGLT2i and GLP-1 drugs.

Research Paper
Apr 23, 2026 0
Authors Respond to Debate Over AF Screening in Working-Age Adults
Heart Health

Authors Respond to Debate Over AF Screening in Working-Age Adults

Researchers defend their findings on screening-detected atrial fibrillation and cardiovascular outcomes in younger adults.

Research Paper
Apr 23, 2026 0
Rare Filling Disorder Unmasked as Hidden Driver of Heart Failure
Heart Health

Rare Filling Disorder Unmasked as Hidden Driver of Heart Failure

Columbia cardiologists describe an unusual mechanical cause of congestive heart failure where impaired ventricular filling is the central culprit.

Research Paper
Apr 22, 2026 0
Hidden Zinc Release Channel Drives Heart Cell Death After Cardiac Ischemia
Heart Health

Hidden Zinc Release Channel Drives Heart Cell Death After Cardiac Ischemia

A novel TRPM7-zinc pyroptosis pathway may explain why heart tissue dies during ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Research Paper
Apr 22, 2026 0
How Your Nervous System Controls Your Heart and What Happens When It Fails
Heart Health

How Your Nervous System Controls Your Heart and What Happens When It Fails

Yale researchers map the neurocardiac axis, revealing how autonomic dysfunction drives major cardiovascular diseases and pointing to new neural therapies.

Research Paper
Apr 21, 2026 0
Leaky Gut Triggers Atrial Fibrillation in Aging via a Key Stress Kinase
Heart Health

Leaky Gut Triggers Atrial Fibrillation in Aging via a Key Stress Kinase

New research reveals how gut barrier breakdown activates cardiac JNK2, driving age-related atrial fibrillation through inflammation.

Research Paper
Apr 21, 2026 0
Massive Heart Wall Thickening in Kids with HCM Triples Sudden Death Risk
Heart Health

Massive Heart Wall Thickening in Kids with HCM Triples Sudden Death Risk

A multiregistry study of 587 pediatric HCM patients finds massive LVH dramatically raises arrhythmia and mortality risk, especially in young children.

Research Paper
Apr 20, 2026 0
Scientists Uncover WNT5a Pathway as Key Driver of Heart Disease in Rare Muscular Dystrophy
Heart Health

Scientists Uncover WNT5a Pathway as Key Driver of Heart Disease in Rare Muscular Dystrophy

A new mechanism linking LMNA mutations to cardiac arrhythmias and dysfunction in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy points to promising drug targets.

Research Paper
Apr 20, 2026 0
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