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PTSD and heart disease

Male twin Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more than twice as likely as those without PTSD to develop heart disease during a 13-year period. Full press release
NHLBI adopts new model for guidelines development

Since the mid-1970s, the NHLBI's health education portfolio has included collaborative initiatives to develop clinical practice guidelines focused on the management of risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Read full message...
Behind the bench with Dr. Richard Lifton

The complicated nature of congenital heart disease historically has meant that we know little about the fundamental causes. Now, researchers in the Pediatric Cardiac Genomics Consortium are gaining new knowledge about potential causes. Read full message...
Advancing sleep research

National Institutes of Health-supported research is shedding light on how sleep and lack of sleep affect the human body. Check out this new sleep infographic and read about sleep studies.