Cardiovascular Disorders and Diseases Articles

Cholesterol is usually divided into good and bad varieties, with bad one linked to high risk of heart problems. New data suggest that the picture is more complex, and good cholesterol can be converted into an abnormal variety capable of damaging heart.

It is well known that stress causes ill health. Stress can lead to cardiovascular diseases, especially heart attack. Several mechanisms leading to this effect are at work. Acute stress episodes are proven to be particularly dangerous for some people.

The study found that while the majority of people worked for standard 7 to 8 h/day, around 10% toiled for more than 11 h/day increasing their likelihood of developing heart disease by more than 67%

Everybody knows that crushing chest pain is the sure sign of a heart attack, but in this case, “everybody” is wrong. More often than not, and especially for women, the symptoms of heart attack are likely to be what you don't expect.

Every month or two, scientists announce a new risk factor for stroke. Factors ranging from family financial stress during childhood to exposure to overexcitement during religious pilgrimages raise stroke risk. Here are five ways to lower it.

Oppressive chest pain. A feeling of suffocating pressure. A heart attack or something else? Angina is the number one reason why people seek medical attention. It can be easy to treat or it can indicate something more serious, but it cannot be ignored.

Whether you’ve been eating an unhealthy diet for years or recently decided to make some healthier choices, educating yourself on which foods to stock up on and which foods to avoid will put you on your way to eating heart smart.

If your blood pressure readings are running a little high, the first thing your doctor is likely to tell you is to do is to cut back on salt. Now a study tells us that cutting back on salt actually raises the risk of heart and blood vessel diseases.

Many people do not have symptoms, even when their blood-sugar level is extremely high. High blood sugar can be diagnosed only with blood test. If you have high blood sugar you should be good informed.

One of the leading killers around the world, including in the United States and the United Kingdom, is sepsis, a condition many people have never even heard of. Here is what you need to know if you are confronted by this potentially deadly condition.