After spending nearly six years researching the relationship between metabolically healthy obesity and risk of cardiovascular disease, a team of U.K. doctors are suggesting that even “healthy” obese individuals are more prone to develop heart issues.

Children exposed to toxic dust after the attack on New York's World Trade Centers in 2001 are showing early signs of cardiovascular risks, a study suggests.

Apparently, it’s possible to have too much of a good thing. At least that’s what researchers are suggesting about high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, widely known as the “good” type of cholesterol.

Men aged 18 to 39 lag behind other populations in awareness and treatment of high blood pressure, putting them at increased risk for MI and stroke, according to research published in Hypertension.

The diabetes drug liraglutide (Victoza) secured an indication from the FDA to reduce the risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events in adults with Type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease, Novo Nordisk announced Aug. 25.

A widely accepted model systematically underpredicts major atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk in disadvantaged communities, according to a new study in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Patients with advanced renal dysfunction received no significant benefit from statin therapy following acute MI in a study of 861 individuals.

Researchers have found a distinctive reactionary pattern in the brain that could be used to identify individuals at greater risk for hypertension and cardiovascular disease (CVD) as a result of psychological stressors.