Roman physicians recognized as early as 200 AD that women often have benign tumors in the walls of their uterus. Today, experts estimate that by age 50, some 70 percent of white women and more than 80 ...

Share on Pinterest Fibroids were linked to 81% higher heart disease risk in a new study. Image credit: Maskot/Getty Images Researchers affiliated with the Perelman School of Medicine at the University ...

Women with uterine fibroids had a disproportionately higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) in a study of real-world claims data. Fibroids may therefore be a marker for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Uterine fibroids were associated with elevated risk for atherosclerotic heart disease. Patients with these ...

Heart disease has long been the top killer of women in the United States, but new research suggests uterine fibroids, which many may not even be aware they have, could be putting them at a ...

Women younger than 40 with fibroids may face even greater odds of developing heart disease, according to a new study. Scientists say more research is needed to understand the connection. In a new ...

Women with uterine fibroids, compared with those without the benign gynecological tumors, have a greater risk of developing atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) up to 10 years down the line, ...

Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women without fibroids, according to new independent research published in the Journal of the ...

Uterine fibroids—common, often missed and frequently painful growths made of muscle and other tissue inside the uterus—may dramatically raise the risk of heart disease, a new paper finds. In a study ...

Long-term heart disease risk among women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women without uterine fibroids, according to a 10-year study of more than 2.7 million U.S.

Long-term heart disease risk in women diagnosed with uterine fibroids was more than 80% higher than in women without fibroids, according to new independent research published today in the Journal of ...

Uterine fibroids are growths made of muscle and tissue that form in or on the wall of your uterus. These tumors are almost always noncancerous and represent the most common type of growth in women.