The burden of cardiovascular diseases among smokers is profoundly evident. Cigarette smoking, a leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality, exerts a particularly pernicious impact on the ...

Coronary artery disease occurs when plaque builds up, restricting blood flow, and requires immediate treatment with ...

Heart transplant is a scary and serious surgery with a high cost, but for patients with heart failure it can be the only ...

It's not unusual to have one or more family members with some form of heart disease. Nonetheless, some people may not even ...

Background The Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), calculated from serum albumin levels and lymphocyte counts, is a simple ...

February is National Heart Month, raising the importance of focusing on cardiovascular health, starting with the arteries ...