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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

New data from a large US population-based cohort study highlighted uterine fibroids as a potential signal of increased long-term risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, particularly in women ...

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% ...

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 ...

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 ...

Eating plenty of fruits, vegetables, and high fiber foods while limiting foods high in sugar and saturated fats may help reduce the risk of fibroids. Fibroids are abnormal growths that form in and ...

Women with uterine fibroids were more prone to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), according to observational research. Based on a large study of the commercially insured U.S. population, ...