Immune therapy 'cuts heart risk'
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Some people with heart failure might benefit from a therapy which helps dampen their overactive immune systems.
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Blood vessel plaques and the heart's pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who've suffered a heart attack, new research shows.
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Scientists have made two significant advances in developing a stem-cell patch to repair the damage caused to the heart after an attack.
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A drug approved for the  treatment of arthritis may have a role in reducing the risk of  diabetes and heart trouble developing in young obese  individuals, Harvard researchers report.
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CHRONIC stress appeared to shorten the life of the body&#39;s immune cells, and might compromise the body&#39;s ability to fight off disease, US researchers said.
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Researchers have cracked the mystery of why eating garlic can help keep the heart healthy.
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BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhuanet) -- Statin drugs that lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart disease may also help slow down the AIDS virus. Statins alone given to HIV-infected patients suppress the virus.
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The results of a new study suggest that doctors should take preventive action to treat some children for heart disease.
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High circulating levels of a protein called mannan binding lectin (MBL), which prompts scavenger cells to remove various inflammatory agents, appear to reduce the risk of having a heart attack -- especially for people with diabetes -- Icelandic researchers report.
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A newly identified risk factor for heart disease also seems to indicate which patients will benefit from popular statin therapies.
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Dining regularly on a &quot;Polymeal&quot;, devised with ingredients to boost the health of the heart and blood vessels, could cut the risk of cardiovascular disease by more than three-quarters, researchers claim.
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Users of an anti-arthritis drug linked by a study to an increased risk of heart attacks and strokes are urged not to panic.
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The sharp drop-off in UK heart disease deaths in recent decades may owe much more to prevention than to advances in treatment, a new study suggests.
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Reducing the levels of a certain protein may be as powerful a tool in preventing cardiac-related death as lowering cholesterol.
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It's not enough to reduce "bad" cholesterol to prevent heart attacks because a substance called CRP also must be kept low, doctors said on Wednesday in a finding that could save tens of thousands of lives.
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A service where heart attack patients are sent for treatment within the hour has reduced death-rates five-fold, doctors say.
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A protein produced by the heart during its development can minimise heart attack damage, research suggests.