BRUSSELS, Belgium — The Framingham model for global cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk may significantly underestimate the likelihood of CV events in HIV-infected patients, say researchers, who believe ...

When it comes to matters of the heart, cardiovascular disease in women is underdiagnosed compared to men. A popular scoring system used to estimate how likely a person is to develop a cardiovascular ...

Depression severity and cardiovascular risk link identified in Type 2 diabetes patients. Learn how mental health may ...

Patients who learn their likelihood of developing CAD not only from the Framingham Risk Score but also from a more-personalized polygenic risk score experience fewer major adverse cardiovascular ...

Atherosclerosis slows down circulation by reducing the diameter of the arteries. Three recent studies indicate that the Framingham risk score goes only so far as a predictor of cardiovascular problems ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say medical professionals as well as women themselves ignore symptoms of heart disease in females. andreswd/Getty Images Researchers are recommending an upgrade in a widely ...

The Framingham Heart Study identified key cardiovascular risk factors and developed the Framingham risk score, significantly impacting preventive cardiology. Future research in Framingham includes ...

They sit in the middle—the intermediate zone—where they are considered neither low nor high risk for having a heart attack or stroke. But heart disease may well be within striking distance, so how can ...