Your cardiovascular system consists of your heart, blood vessels, and blood. Together, they are a liquid transport network. This system delivers oxygen and nutrients to your body and picks up waste ...

With every pump of our heart, blood courses through our arteries and veins, carrying oxygen and nutrients through our body. But as we age, blood vessels can stiffen, blockages can build up, and the ...

The adult human heart is a reliable, resilient engine fueling our everyday lives while also being responsive enough to ...

Elizabeth Cooney became STAT’s cardiovascular reporter in April with one fundamental question in mind: Why do we have so much cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and how can we do better? Liz covers ...

A new Maryland law requires mammography centers to notify patients if their scans show breast arterial calcification (BAC). Other states may follow suit.

Cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of illness and death worldwide, claiming more lives each year than any other ...

Coronary arteries are a vital part of the human heart, providing it with oxygen-rich blood so that it can work. By comparing the hearts of mammals, birds, reptiles, fish and frogs, a ...

Senior male patient with ECG sensor on his chest in clinic. Elderly male with face mask getting his cardiac stress test in cardiology clinic. COVID-19 induces a range of negative cardiac effects, such ...

'The key with HIIT is to exercise at a high enough intensity to influence the push of your heart, and the stretch of your blood vessels. True high-intensity intervals are three minutes or less, and ...

Two new analyses from research comparing cardiovascular function in people who vape, people who smoke and people who did not use any nicotine found significant negative health impacts among ...