Q: I thought heart attacks are caused by sudden complete blockage in a heart artery. But my father’s happened because his blood pressure suddenly got too low. Are there different types of heart ...

The problem starts with how doctors typically test for heart disease. Traditional lipid panels focus on cholesterol—a waxy substance that can build up in arteries—and triglycerides, a type of fat that ...

Heart disease continues to stand as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease in the U.S., was responsible for the deaths of nearly ...

A new study finds that heart attack deaths in U.S. hospitals are rising in people aged 54 and below, signaling a shift in ...

When it comes to heart disease, men and women can present with different symptoms. Dwithiya Thomas, MD, of St. Luke’s Cardiology Associates, explains how women’s symptoms differ from men’s in ...

The tightness that gripped Sally Meints Winchell’s chest began early one December morning as she removed basketball nets from the gym at Bright Side Opportunities Center to set up for a pickleball ...