Doctors explain who might benefit from a daily aspirin, and how to take it correctly, including whether it matters if you ...

Research indicates that lifestyle choices significantly outweigh genetic predispositions in determining health outcomes. A study highlights that adopt ...

New research warns daily aspirin use in older adults without heart disease may do more harm than good, increasing bleeding risks despite outdated beliefs about its preventive benefits.

The Million Hearts prevention program, initiated by the US Department of Health and Human Services in partnership with the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, was ...

Summer is a time to travel and the American Heart Association wants everyone to have a plan when it comes to heart health and CPR knowledge.

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the major cause of early morbidity and mortality in most developed countries. Secondary prevention aims to prevent repeat cardiac events and death in people with ...

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

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

This study used the National Vital Statistics System Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Wide‐Ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research data for adults aged 25 years and older in the ...

Still, the majority of heart disease deaths are clearly no longer due to heart attacks. “It is going to be important that we focus on these other rising causes of mortality,” says King.