Given the varying causes of obesity and the wide range of physiological consequences with direct effects on cardiovascular risk factors, the ACC's newest Concise Clinical Guidance (CCG) report ...

Lifestyle and health factors that are linked with heart disease appear to have a greater impact on cardiovascular risk in women than men, according to a study being presented at the American College ...

Sitting Too Long Can Harm Heart Health, Even for Active People Approximately 10 hours or more of sedentary behavior per day is associated with heightened risk of heart failure and cardiovascular death ...

Drinking coffee—particularly two to three cups a day—is not only associated with a lower risk of heart disease and dangerous heart rhythms but also with living longer, according to studies being ...

New Study Finds Chronic High Caffeine Consumption May Heighten Risk for Cardiovascular Disease The findings will be presented at ACC Asia 2024 ...

Contact: Olivia Walther, owalther@acc.org, WASHINGTON (Dec 11, 2023) - A world without cardiovascular disease (CVD) is possible, yet millions of lives are lost prematurely to heart disease each year, ...

A woman’s cardiovascular risk can rise sharply after she goes through menopause, quickly catching up to men of a similar age and health profile, according to new findings presented at the American ...

Individuals with heart disease stand to gain the most from a low-sodium diet but, on average, consume over twice the recommended daily sodium intake, according to a study being presented at the ...

Whether you like your eggs sunny-side up, hard boiled or scrambled, many hesitate to eat them amid concerns that eggs may raise cholesterol levels and be bad for heart health. However, results from a ...

Missed Opportunity: AEDs Near Cardiac Arrests Rarely Used by Bystanders Many out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occurred within a four-minute walk of a public AED, yet devices were seldom used ...

The following are key points to remember from a 2024 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway for treatment of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), an update to the 2021 document: In ...

Phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (PDE5i)—an erectile dysfunction drug sold under the names Viagra, Levitra, Cialis, and others—are a common medical treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED) in men ...