Hereditary high cholesterol (FH) is the most common hereditary disease and, if left untreated, can lead to atherosclerosis, ...

Officials say that ‘streamlining’ targets will help deliver faster treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients – but ...

Sheets of lab-grown muscle are being tested as a radical new treatment for heart attacks and heart failure. Promising results ...

Patches of beating, lab-grown muscle sewn into failing hearts can keep patients alive for years while they wait for a transplant, scientists have shown. In a major breakthrough, 15 patients suffering ...

Patches of beating, lab-grown muscle sewn into failing hearts can keep patients alive for years while they wait for a ...

In "remarkable" work, a patch of engineered heart muscle cells was used to strengthen a patient's heart before transplant.

The city laid out a series of proposals to reduce cancer deaths by 20 percent, and deaths from heart- and diabetes-related ...

In fact, there’s another way to add years to your life without ever wearing ... This includes heart attack, heart failure and stroke, and a 24 per cent reduced risk of dying early from any ...

Because of consequences, including heart failure and stroke, patients with AFib are more ... compared to those who rely solely on medications. Improved Quality of Life While life expectancy is a ...

The authors reported 45% of the people had died within 10 years, with an average loss of 2.6 years of life expectancy. Stroke and heart failure were common, as were rehospitalizations, but the life ...

9-year-old Ridge Petersen, of Rockwall, is getting a second chance at life after receiving a heart transplant from an unknown family. Ridge was born with a heart defect called hypoplastic right ...