Thirty years after Eva Baisey became the first person to undergo a heart transplant in the Washington, D.C., area, she met with the surgeon who performed the operation and the nurse who took care of her, the Washington Post reports.

A study published in the American Journal of Hypertension found that 50 percent of the Canadian public is unaware that they suffer from high blood pressure. Furthermore, most are unwilling to address or manage their high blood pressure. 

A new state law in Michigan is requiring high schools to provide CPR training to students, a move the state hopes will help decrease the number of cardiac arrests.

A scientist from the University of Connecticut has created a technique to study heart tissues and identify heart disease. The method is similar to how physicians examine cancer tissue under a microscope.

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) released an expert consensus decision pathway to provide a framework for physicians to manage adults with aortic stenosis who are undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Patients with atrial fibrillation are often prescribed warfarin to reduce the risk of stroke. But a new study has found that patients who undergo a surgical procedure to correct arrhythmia are more likely to stop taking the drug. 

A population-based cohort study in Sweden found there was no association between cannabis use in young adulthood and early stroke. However, there was an association between cigarette smoking and early stroke.

Less than 45 percent of adults younger than 40 with LDL cholesterol levels of 190 mg/dL or greater receive a prescription for a statin.