Heart Disease

Heart disease remains a leading killer in America, but even if you have a family history, heart disease and heart attacks are not inevitable. A healthy diet, regular exercise, cholesterol-lowering drugs and lifesaving surgeries can reduce your risk of having—or dying from—a heart attack.

Heart Disease Journey

Journey to a Healthier Heart: Your First Step Begins Now

Whether you’re at risk for heart disease due to diabetes, a family history, excess weight, smoking, or high cholesterol, there are a lot of options and solutions available that can help you protect your heart.

Heart Disease News

Super Bowl Stress Can Spark Heart Attacks
When the New Orleans Saints and the Indianapolis Colts take the field for Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, emotions will be running high, so high that some fans can run the risk of a heart attack and even death.
CT Scans Deemed Best for Checking Heart Arteries
When a doctor wants to assess the condition of heart arteries without putting a gadget into those blood vessels, the X-ray technology called computed tomography — more commonly called a CT scan — is better than magnetic resonance imaging, or MRI, a German review of studies has found.
Herbal Remedies, Heart Drugs a Dangerous Combo
Ginseng, saw palmetto, echinacea, and many other popular herbal remedies can cause potentially serious problems in people taking heart medications, a new report warns
Burning Heart Tissue Beats Atrial Fibrillation
When drug therapy can’t control the dangerous heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, burning out the cardiac tissue responsible for the abnormality will do the job in most cases, a new study has found.
Early EKG Seems to Improve Odds After Heart Attack
Researchers report that people with chest pain who are given an electrocardiogram by paramedics before reaching the hospital don’t wait as long to receive treatment to open their arteries.