Researchers at the University of Houston are pioneering a unique method for developing biological pacemakers: converting stem cells found in fat to biologic pacemaker cells.

Switching to a healthier diet could save Americans more than $300 annually and could cut U.S. healthcare costs by $50 billion, a new study suggests.

Hepatitis C-positive donor hearts are a viable long-term option for patients in need of a heart transplant, researchers confirmed in JAMA Cardiology Dec. 18.

New research out of Spain suggests we’re one step closer to personalized medicine for patients with atrial fibrillation.

E-cigarettes significantly raise users’ risk of developing chronic lung disease, with dual e-cigarette and combustible cigarette use posing the greatest threat to smokers’ health, according to a first-of-its-kind study.

In today’s reality of fast-paced healthcare and over-the-counter self-medication, older patients could be taking a potentially dangerous cocktail of drugs every day.

Heart transplant patients who live in areas with high levels of air pollution had a 26% higher risk of mortality due to infection in a recent study of nearly 22,000 patients in the U.S.

The American Heart Association on Dec. 13 announced that it would be awarding more than $14 million in research grants to advance its new Strategically Focused Research Network on Cardiometabolic Health and Type 2 Diabetes.