A cardiologist answers your most pressing questions about preventing heart disease.

Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease can lead to what's known as a "widowmaker" heart attack, so-called because of the low odds of survival. But this can be avoided if someone is given a stent ...

Heart attack survival odds have dramatically improved over the past 5 decades, but more people are dying from chronic cardiac conditions, a study finds.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death around the world. However, overall heart disease death rates over the past five decades dropped by 66% in American adults age 25 and older, according to ...

Heart attack deaths have dropped sharply in the past 50 years, but fatalities from other types of cardiovascular disease are climbing fast.

While heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for over a century, the past 50 years have seen a substantial decrease (66%) in overall age-adjusted heart disease death rates ...

Your chance of dying from a heart attack has dropped dramatically, but other deadly heart conditions are on the rise, a new study found.

Marijuana doubles your risk of cardiovascular death, worrying new study shows Though often seen as a wellness tool, cannabis use—even in edible form—is now tied to increased chances of a heart ...

If you have heart disease, you’ve likely been told by your healthcare provider to be cautious about what you eat and drink, including that morning cup (or two) of joe. One of the most widely ...

In the United Sates, heart disease is the leading cause of death for men, women, and people of most racial and ethnic groups. Not only that but also the number of heart-disease related deaths ...

In 2018, over 350,000 excess heart disease deaths were linked to phthalates. More research is needed to fully understand the chemicals' effects.

Additionally, the contribution of immune-mediated inflammatory diseases to cardiovascular disease may be underestimated because less-common autoimmune diseases were not included in the study.