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

Often undiagnosed, only about one-third of fibroids are large enough to be detected during a physical examination ...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Uterine fibroids could be an early warning flag for heart disease among women, a new study says. Women diagnosed with uterine fibroids have a more than 80% ...

Women with an excess growth of uterine lining tissue may also be at higher risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study. The condition, called endometriosis, affects up to five million ...

The American Heart Association recently came out with a study stating that uterine fibroids could be linked to elevated heart ...

Uterine fibroids are generally benign tumors of the smooth muscle within the uterus. In females, they are the most common tumor type. Fibroids become more likely as a woman ages and are rare for women ...

Women diagnosed with uterine fibroids have a more than 80% higher risk of developing heart disease, researchers reported today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. “Our findings suggest ...

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.