Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The threat of heart failure from atrial fibrillation could be more worrisome than stroke, a new study reveals. Photo by ...

More than half of people with advanced kidney disease develop cardiovascular problems. A new study finds that diseased kidneys release tiny particles that are toxic to the heart.

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According to the Centers for Disease Control, heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States.

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NEW YORK, April 17 (UPI) --Doctors often tell patients with atrial fibrillation, which causes an irregular and often abnormally rapid heart rate, to beware of an increased risk of stroke. But the ...

The risk of atrial fibrillation, the most common type of heart arrhythmia, has increased with one in three people expected to develop the disease in their lifetime. Now a new study finds that the most ...

The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate) has increased from one in four to one in three over the past two decades, ...