Heading into space can be dangerous for many reasons. But new research examines how it could affect one’s cardiovascular health—and warns astronauts who venture into the deep space against going too far.

Young women in the U.S. who are physically active have a lower risk of coronary heart disease, according to a prospective study that followed participants for 20 years.

A retrospective cohort study found that patients with heart failure and improved or recovered ejection fraction (HFrecEF) had lower mortality rates and less frequent hospitalizations compared with patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction or preserved ejection fraction.

The shortage of donor hearts poses an ethical dilemma for doctors, NPR reports. The article mentioned that 6,950 Americans were approved for heart transplants in 2014, but only 2,250 donor hearts became available.

For adults with type 2 diabetes, the benefits of getting a seasonal flu vaccine go beyond avoiding an annoying infection. Vaccine recipients were admitted to the hospital at significantly lower rates for many cardiovascular and respiratory problems and were 24 percent less likely to die of any cause when compared to type 2 diabetes patients who did not get a vaccine. 

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 21, 2016 – Providence Health Care has become the first center in Canada to adopt the HeartFlow® FFRct Analysis, and also first in the world to utilize the next generation version of the platform. The HeartFlow FFRct Analysis, which was recently approved by Health Canada, is a novel, non-invasive technology used by clinicians to assess their patients for coronary artery disease. 

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) chose hundreds of participants for a new initiative aimed at reducing the risks for heart attacks and strokes for Medicare beneficiaries.

Anger and hostility can have harmful affects on one’s cardiovascular health, but the color of your skin may determine how severe that impact will be.