Background The influence of social relationships on morbidity is widely accepted, but the size of the risk to cardiovascular health is unclear. Objective We undertook a systematic review and ...

Women with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) face higher CVD-related mortality rates than do men, according to recently published research.

In 1966, Francois Dessertenne described a specific electrocardiographic form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, which he termed “torsades de pointes” (TdP).w1 w2 The word “torsades” refers to an ...

Menopause, Hormones, and Heart Disease Risk. When a woman is still having her menstrual period, estrogen and progesterone levels rise and fall during different times of the month, according to the ...