The American Heart Association is spreading awareness about heart disease and how to properly administer CPR for American Heart Month.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

Eating nutritious foods and limiting saturated and trans fats, which raise cholesterol and increase heart disease risk.

If stents work well, why do some people still need heart surgery? The answer lies in the severity and location of the ...

About two-thirds of Americans are getting too little or too much sleep, risking their health, a new study suggests.In ...

People hospitalized for a severe bout of COVID-19 are far from in the clear after they've recovered enough to return home ...

A study has found that, in the United States, the rate of sudden cardiac death is increasing among adults aged 25 to 44 years.

Women face unique risk factors for stroke in their lifetime. Things like pregnancy, preeclampsia and chronic stress can increase a woman's risk for high blood pressure, a leading cause of stroke.

February is Heart Health Month, and heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the U.S. Even for ...

This column is the first in a series about risk factors for atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), the cause of several ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. and even for those who eat right and exercise, they could still be susceptible to a cardiac event.

A professor of emergency medicine at Wake Forest University School of Medicine explains how much activity is recommended per ...