A team at Massachusetts General Hospital uncovered that an immune defense protein, Resistin-like molecule gamma, attacks heart cells after a heart attack—literally punching holes in them. This ...

They aren’t all sudden or intense, experts says. By Jancee Dunn I had a relative who experienced chest pain one afternoon. He brushed it off, and said that he’d sleep on it and that if he still felt ...

According to the CDC, in the United States, someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. That adds up to more than 800,000 ...

Aortic aneurysms and dissections are silent killers often mistaken for heart attacks. Early screening and awareness can ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — When it comes to sudden cardiac arrest, it is not the same thing as a heart attack. Sudden cardiac arrest happens when the heart suddenly stops beating. Each year more than ...

A drug commonly prescribed after a heart attack doesn’t seem to offer significant benefits for people who recover without lasting damage — and could pose added risks to women. In a new research trial, ...

Australian researchers have discovered that an anti-inflammatory drug already being used to treat rheumatoid arthritis could dramatically improve recovery from heart attacks. The work is published in ...

A major cardiovascular risk factor is thickening of the heart walls (hypertrophy), which can result from high blood pressure—but is also linked to inherited diseases of the heart which can lead to ...

Heart attacks and strokes rarely occur without warning. According to health data from more than 9 million adults in South Korea and the US, nearly everyone who develops heart disease and suffers a ...

A Disneyland visitor who suffered a heart attack while riding the Haunted Mansion was unresponsive when her ride vehicle returned to the unload station and was pronounced dead after reaching the ...

Dad had a heart attack, and years later, his daughter would have one, too. They are now using their shared health scare to shine a light on the silent risk in many Hispanic homes: heart disease. Gigi ...

A Long Island senior who just finished tearing up the dance floor was reunited Tuesday with the Suffolk heroes who brought him back after his heart gave out a month ago. “Ladies man” Lenny Muzzillo, ...