A gene wiped out by evolution a few million years ago might be the culprit behind humans’ apparent predisposition to heart disease, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found.

White patients are recommended for three of the most common structural heart disease interventions more often than their black and Hispanic counterparts, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, but procedural outcomes are similar among the groups.

Reports of burst balloons with the Sapien 3 Ultra heart valve have resulted in an urgent safety notice from the manufacturer and a Canadian recall of the system.

Researchers in Australia are in the process of converting a deadly local spider’s venom into a drug that could be used to reduce heart damage after an MI.

The FDA on July 15 approved Sun Pharmaceutical Industries’ sprinkle formulation of rosuvastatin, an alternative to traditional lipid-lowerers for patients who have difficulty swallowing.

Heart patients exposed to phthalates—a group of chemicals used as plasticizers in the manufacture of plastic medical products—during invasive procedures may be at risk for serious electrophysiological abnormalities, according to a new study.

Toward the end of June, around a dozen American diabetics took an 817-mile caravan ride from Minneapolis to London, Ontario, in an effort to obtain more affordable insulin, CBS News reports. It was the second caravan in two months to make the trip.

A study published July 17 in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology has revealed a strong link between cancer and takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or “broken heart syndrome.”