JACKSON, Miss., Feb. 13 (UPI) -- High blood pressure kills significantly more U.S. women than men and is two to three times more common in women who take oral contraceptives, a study said.

DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have found women who are offered implantable heart monitors following cardiac arrest are less likely than men to agree to use them.

BOSTON, July 24 (UPI) -- Drinking one or more soft drinks a day -- even diet -- may increase the risk of developing metabolic risk factors for heart disease, says a U.S. study.

SEATTLE, May 7 (UPI) -- U.S. insurer Aetna announced Monday it will include Washington state providers in the Bridges to Excellence pay-for-performance program.

CHICAGO, April 23 (UPI) -- Most dental patients with heart disease do not need antibiotics before dental procedures to prevent infective endocarditis, new U.S. guidelines say.

DALLAS, March 23 (UPI) -- New guidelines from the American heart Association suggest prescribing cholesterol lowering statin drugs to children.

DALLAS, Feb. 28 (UPI) -- The American Heart Association wants U.S. physicians to change the way they prescribe analgesics for patients with, or at risk for, heart disease.

CHICAGO, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Women should not give up on the American Heart Association's new heart guidelines if they seem unattainable, says a U.S. cardiologist.

DALLAS, Feb. 20 (UPI) -- The American Heart Association says U.S. healthcare professionals need to focus more on women's lifetime heart disease risk.