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Patients with heart failure who have had a heart attack but not had artery-clearing angioplasty treatment are less likely to die early if they take the anti-clotting drug Plavix, study…

A new therapy that reduces the risk of mortality and heart failure in patients with mild cardiac disease received a thumb’s up this week from…

Wider dissemination of portable defibrillators in Japan’s schools, workplaces and other public venues has increased the number of people who survive cardiac arrest, researchers reported Wednesday.

Experts say the findings, reported…

Research has shown that heart disease patients who make lifestyle improvements, take recommended medications and control risk factors such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure can prevent…

New research shows more patients who got drug-coated stents right after suffering a heart attack later died from heart-related problems than those who received older, cheaper bare-metal stents.

Seven years after…

When it comes to matters of the heart, women should be treated more like men.

A large study found that among patients admitted to the hospital for a heart…

Men with heart disease who also complain of erectile dysfunction die sooner than other male heart patients, researchers reported on Monday.

They found that men who had both…

Imaging epicardial adipose tissue, or the layer of fat around the heart, can provide extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring, according…

Sudden Cardiac Arrest syndrome (SCA) is poorly understood, but it’s a real danger for the otherwise young and healthy. For no apparent reason, the heart suddenly stops beating, and without treatment…

A significant number of people with heart disease will benefit from less invasive transcatheter heart valve replacements in future, finds a review of updated practices in CMAJ…

Like many other top athletes, Harald Sjoelshagen, a 66-year-old Norwegian, has an enlarged heart. When doctors noticed it in the early 1960s, he was already training hard, skiing or…

People who are usually happy and enthusiastic are less likely to develop heart disease than those who tend to be glum, scientists said on Thursday, and boosting positive emotions could…

While heart disease is traditionally associated with adults, pediatric patients face a number of cardiac conditions that can impact their health.

“The most common pediatric cardiac condition is a congenital heart…

Gene tests that combined over 100 genetic mutations proved ineffective at predicting a woman’s risk of a heart attack or stroke, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

They said high…

New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) suggests that the ability of right side of the heart to pump blood may be an indication of the…

The monthly mortgage payment is the heaviest expense facing the average U.S. family but for heart patient Frank Amend, an engineer from North Carolina, the biggest cost is healthcare.

That’s why…

For women concerned about heart disease, routine testing of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) is controversial, says Thomas Behrenbeck, M.D., Ph.D., a Mayo Clinic cardiologist, in an interview…

Fewer than half of individuals who have “non-specific” chest pain (not explained by a well-known condition) experience relief from symptoms following standard medical care, according to a report…

Women with gout are at greater risk of a heart attack than men with the disease, indicates research published ahead of print in the Annals of…

Drinking alcohol seems to protect the hearts of Spanish men, but not Spanish women, findings from a large study suggest.

However, men should not begin drinking to protect…

Cardiac catheterizations have been a groundbreaking tool in the field of cardiology. This procedure offers a minimally invasive means for obtaining important information about the heart and its blood…

Treating a common heart rhythm disorder by burning heart tissue with a catheter works dramatically better than drug treatments, according to a landmark study published in the Jan. 27 issue of the Journal…

By as early as 7 years of age, being obese may raise a child’s risk of future heart disease and stroke, even in the absence of…

If you can’t resist eating chocolate or giving it as a Valentine Day’s gift, you should know that choosing the right type of chocolate can benefit your heart while other…

A new study from Columbia University Medical Center researchers, has found that the heart’s ability to pump effectively is diminished among people with a common lung disease,…