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Cardiologists often struggle to assess heart attack risk. New startups using AI could help. For all the modern marvels of cardiology, we struggle to predict who will have a heart attack. Many people ...

A combined analysis of blood tests to measure three biomarkers linked to higher risk of cardiovascular disease-lipoprotein a (Lp(a)), remnant cholesterol and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP ...

Doctors are reassessing decades of standard treatment for patients who have had heart attacks after new research shows beta-blockers may be anywhere from useless to harmful in certain cases. The ...

After examining 13 million hours of light exposure data, researchers found that experiencing bright light during the dark hours can significantly increase the risk of heart failure and heart attack.

During the height of the Cold War, the CIA engineered a weapon so terrifying it sounded like science fiction — a gun that could cause a heart attack without leaving a trace. The device fired frozen ...

A landmark study led by University’ experts has shown that artificial intelligence can better predict how doctors should treat patients following a heart attack. Doctors caring for patients with the ...

Eating breakfast at school, arriving at the field house, and playing music to warm up: That’s what Krisjon Clark remembers about Friday, Oct. 17. “I went through my normal routine,” Clark told WRAL.

By uniting three forms of genetic testing, Northwestern researchers can now predict heart rhythm disorders with far greater precision.

TAMPA, Fla. — UPDATE: On May 23, Spectrum News featured the story of Patrick Brathwaite, a Tampa lawyer who suffered a heart attack in April and was fighting valiantly to recover with the help of ...

Former Michigan cornerback Zia Combs died on Oct. 12 from a heart attack. He was 44. A funeral for Combs was held Tuesday at Abundant Life Ministries Church in Ypsilanti. Combs, from Lexington, Ky., ...