Elizabeth Cooney became STAT’s cardiovascular reporter in April with one fundamental question in mind: Why do we have so much cardiovascular and metabolic disease, and how can we do better? Elizabeth ...

The risk for CV events was increased among patients who were hospitalized for COVID-19, though it was heightened by preexisting CV conditions and mitigated by vaccination.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., responsible for more than 610,000 deaths annually, according to the CDC. Counties in the Western states tend to have lower rates of ischemic ...

More than 184 million people—about 61% of U.S. adults—are likely to have some type of cardiovascular disease by 2050, the American Heart Association (AHA) reported earlier this month. That will lead ...

Heart valve disease doesn’t always require surgery. Nonsurgical treatments like medications, lifestyle changes, or minimally invasive procedures are sufficient for some people. Your heart has four ...

ATLANTA -- West Virginia and Kentucky -- states known for high levels of obesity, diabetes and smoking -- have the highest proportion of people with heart disease in the nation, health officials said ...