Cardio Blog

In a shocking declaration, researchers have linked methamphetamine use to a disease of the heart muscle called, cardiomyopathy. Researchers carved out this association after studying patients aged 45 and younger discharged from a medical center in...

All we know that smoker are at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases but even if you don't smoke still you can be at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases due to secondhand smoking. This fact has come to the fore through a study, which examined records.

Healthy eating habits and healthy lifestyle have always been linked to the reduction in heart disease risk. Interestingly, siesta has also come to be counted along with these factors. Actually, a new study that tracked about 23,681 people in Greece...

Controversial drug Trasylol that is used world-wide as a heart-surgery medicine is once again amid controversies, as a new study holds Trasylol responsible for long-term risk of dying by nearly 50%. In the words of Dr. Dennis T. Mangano of the...

It is true that red wine is good for cardiovascular health but don't worry if you don't like that because grape juice is sufficient to avail similar health benefits. French scientists have propounded this fact after they found grape juice as effective..

Well-known series of drugs called, statins that are used worldwide for lowering LDL - the so-called bad cholesterol, which in turn prevents progression of dangerous plaque buildup in arteries, are less effective for women, a new Canadian study suggests...

Generally, exercise is linked to better health, which includes cardiovascular health too. However, in a shocking revelation a study has revealed that intensive exercise may have negative impact on our cardiovascular health. Before wrapping up this...

Common cold remedies usually contain phenylpropanolamine or PPA, which has been found responsible for an increased stroke risk. Before summing up this conclusion researchers tracked about 940 patients who had sustained hemorrhagic stroke. Actually, this..

Fact stating that South Asians are more vulnerable to heart risk, even after immigrating to western countries, is deplorable. Here is the wrap up of the fulgent issues that sprang out of this study:- 1. Deaths in South Asian countries like India,...

We know that heart bypass surgery reroutes blood flow around clogged arteries. On the other end, carotid endarterectomy, the most commonly used stroke-prevention surgery, removes plaque in the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain. There is...