Cardiovascular disease, sometimes abbreviated as CVD, is the leading cause of death worldwide. It’s a catchall term for heart problems and problems with your blood vessels. Heart disease and ...

Doctors have long looked at certain risk factors including blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, and family history to predict a patient’s risk for cardiovascular disease. But increasingly, ...

Malnutrition can affect patients with various acute cardiovascular disease conditions, including acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, or valvular disease; however, most of the literature has focused ...