New research involving more than half a million Australians has found that more than one in three people visiting their General Practitioner records a high blood pressure reading and that at least half do not meet their individualised blood pressure target, placing them at high risk for a future heart attack or stroke.

If you develop pregnancy-related hypertensive disorders or diabetes, you may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Heart disease may kill brain cells, say researchers at The University of Western Australia. Their findings suggest that heart disease may affect a part of people's brains governing mentally demanding tasks.

Researchers have completed the first comprehensive survey of the tiny cellular molecules found in the heart and which are essential for its healthy function. The breakthrough could lead to the development of targeted therapeutic treatments for heart disease.

A systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by researchers at the University of Exeter Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry (PCMD) has found that differences in systolic blood pressure between arms could be a useful indicator of the likelihood of vascular risk and death.

In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

An experimental blood clot-removing device outperformed the FDA-approved MERCI; retriever device, according to late-breaking science presented at the American Stroke Association's 2012 International Stroke Conference.

New research suggests exercise early in life could fend off diabetes and heart disease, even for those predisposed to such diseases.

Drinking a cup of black tea three times a day may significantly reduce your blood pressure. In a world first, scientists at The University of Western Australia and Unilever discovered that black tea lowers systolic and diastolic blood pressure.* Their research is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine.

If you have stable cardiovascular disease, it is more than likely that you can safely engage in sexual activity, according to an American Heart Association scientific statement.