Long COVID affects an estimated 65 million people worldwide and can damage the brain, heart, blood vessels, and immune system ...

Acute myocarditis—sudden inflammation of the heart—causes mild symptoms in most cases, but about 10% of acute myocarditis cases can be sudden and severe, leading to cardiac arrhythmias, heart pump ...

A new study published in Science Translational Medicine has demonstrated a new mechanism by which mRNA COVID vaccines can cause heart inflammation, or myocarditis, in young men. While rare, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — During the recent surge in influenza, COVID-19, norovirus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and other respiratory viruses, it’s critical to pay close attention to your heart and ...

Rheumatic fever (RF) is a fairly rare inflammatory condition in developed countries that can develop as a complication of untreated strep throat caused by group A streptococcal infections. It ...

What comes first — inflammation or disease? When the body is in an inflammatory state, it can start to destroy the very things it needs to function, such as our vital organs and blood vessels. Why do ...

Millions of people live with atrial fibrillation, a racing, uneven heartbeat that can leave you exhausted and scared. Yet it ...