Heart disease, which kills millions each year, remains the world’s leading cause of death. While cardiac research has mainly focused on heart attacks as isolated episodes, Assistant Professor Vineet ...

Heart disease continues to be one of the leading causes of death globally, but here’s the hopeful news - an estimated 80% of cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke, is preventable, ...

A study dives into non-traditional heart attack causes more common in women than men, highlighting the need for a diversified approach to care and prevention.

Figures show deaths from heart attacks, strokes and heart failure in working-age adults have surged by nearly a fifth in just four years, reversing decades of progress. Hospital admissions are also ...

Most heart attacks, strokes, and cases of heart failure don’t just come out of the blue. A large study by researchers from Northwestern University in the U.S. and Yonsei University in South Korea ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know the symptoms of a heart attack can be different in women than in men. But are the causes different too? I have a friend in her mid-50s who had an unexpected heart attack. Are ...

When doctors think about heart attacks in younger people they can assume the cause is the same as in older patients. But a groundbreaking study of people 65 and under suggests that this assumption may ...

ANSWER: Heartburn is a sensation of discomfort in the upper abdomen or in the lower chest that is burning in quality. Although we often tie heartburn to acid reflux, it’s impossible to be immediately ...

Just as many women are unaware of some of the vague signs of a heart attack, the same knowledge gap exists for some medical professionals. Meaning, your nausea (that’s actually a heart attack) or back ...

Confused about the differences between a heart attack and heart failure? Learn the distinct symptoms of each and when to seek emergency medical care.

Solar storms —giant bursts of energy from the Sun that disturb the Earth’s magnetic field—may play a role in triggering heart attacks, particularly in women, a new study has found.