Although you may not think of children when you imagine someone with heart problems, congenital heart defects are actually the most common birth defect in the U.S., occurring in about 1% of births.

(BPT) - Although you may not think of children when you imagine someone with heart problems, congenital heart defects are actually the most common birth defect in the U.S., occurring in about 1% of ...

Brandpoint (BPT) Feb 10, 2026 Feb 10, 2026 Updated 16 hrs ago (BPT) - Although you may not think of children when you imagine someone with heart problems, congenital heart defects are actually the ...

Kidney disease releases toxins that damage the heart, increasing heart failure risk. “Heart failure and kidney disease are very, very closely intertwined conditions,” said Dr. Rangaswami. Research may ...

Men develop a greater risk of cardiovascular disease years earlier than women — starting at around age 35, according to a new long-term study. The report, published Wednesday in the Journal of the ...

Q. My 72-year-old sister suffered a heart attack this past fall. She is recovering, thank goodness, but we are all still in shock that it happened. When her symptoms started, she thought she had the ...

For years, scientists have been working to unravel the mystery of patients with failing kidneys dying from heart-related complications. Researchers now say they’ve uncovered a clue that explains why ...

The study, published in the Journal of the American Heart Association on Wednesday, found that middle-aged and older adults who were more active in the evenings had poorer cardiovascular health, ...

Staying up late to binge a favorite TV show or go out with friends can be one of life’s simple pleasures. But being a habitual night owl—especially if you are a woman—may be putting your heart at risk ...