Health First’s Heart & Vascular Program has earned its third straight 3-star overall isolated Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) recognition from the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS). [...] ...

“The stress from shoveling snow combined with the bitter cold can be dangerous, causing an increase in blood flow and blood ...

Most people have never been to med school, so their ability to diagnose illnesses or health problems is limited. Yet, the average person knows that the health of their heart is all important.

The CDC says that almost half of Americans have at least one risk factor for heart disease. That's why you should get screenings regularly. Now let's dig into when you should. Hint: it's before ...

The statistics are alarming. According to the American Heart Association, one in three women dies from heart disease, yet ...

It’s the leading cause of death in America for both men and women and it’s responsible for one in every five deaths — heart ...

A study by Emory cardiovascular researchers has paved the way for the development of a new cardiovascular reactivity risk ...

Women, also, are much more likely to talk of three or more signs in addition to chest pain, like pain in the arm, jaw/teeth, upper back or stomach, shortness of breath on exertion or at rest, extreme ...

February is heart month. Almost all heart attacks are preventable, but in spite of that they remain the number one cause of ...

Humans with relatively more fat hidden in and around their muscles face a higher risk of death or hospitalization from heart ...

These include coronary artery disease - narrow or blocked arteries - heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and irregular rhythms called arrhythmias. The experts warned that while deaths from ...

The 10-minute procedure combines CT scan and EKG technologies to identify calcium deposits in the heart's arteries.