Though a significant amount of literature currently exists regarding high cholesterol as a risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), less than 40 percent of people with high cholesterol levels are prescribed the correct drug treatments, according to new research published in the American Heart Association’s journal Circulation.

A resting systolic blood pressure above 120 to 125 millimeters of mercury was associated with a more rapid increase toward full-on hypertension, according to an analysis of the Framingham Heart Study published in JAMA Cardiology.

In a perspective piece published by The New York Times, Indiana University pediatrics professor and healthcare blogger Aaron E. Carroll, MD, offered his take on a recent JAMA study showing near-equal weight loss with a low-fat versus a low-carbohydrate diet.

New research suggests severely obese teenagers who receive bariatric surgery for weight loss can cut their risk of having a heart disease-related event in half.

Adults over the age of 45 who consumed 24 ounces or more of sugary beverages had twice the risk of death from coronary artery disease (CAD) than people who drank less than one ounce, according to new research.

New research out of Japan shows eating slowly may positively affect changes in obesity, BMI and waist circumference.

It’s not just the meat you eat that impacts your risk of developing high blood pressure—but how you cook it, according to research presented March 21 at the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention/Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health scientific sessions in New Orleans.

The case for PCSK9 inhibitors is strong following the American College of Cardiology’s 67th annual symposium in Orlando, Florida, but some physicians remain wary of the medication, citing gaps in clinical evidence and questioning if cardiology is ready for the widespread distribution of such pricey drugs.