It might seem difficult to not recognize a heart attack, yet as many as four in 10 attacks may go undetected...in part because of those having a heart attack do not recognize the symptoms. Crushing chest pain is the tell-tale sign,...
Drug therapy alone seems as effective as angioplasty for long-term relief of the chest pain and other symptoms caused by angina and...
Heart patients who receive newer drug-eluting stents implanted to keep their arteries open have a higher risk of sudden death if they...
If you've had angioplasty, stenting or other types of heart procedures, low-dose aspirin may be just as effective as higher...
Depression, especially its physical signs, such as fatigue and kiss of appetite, may contribute to thickening arteries, an early sign of cardiovascular...
Implantable heart pumps can improve heart function in some end-stage heart failure patients awaiting transplant, and enable them to be discharged from...
Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, or broken heart syndrome, is a rare, life-threaten-ing condition. It's called broken heart syndrome because some form of...
Patients aged 90 and older suffering from angina or heart attack are less likely than younger patients to receive recommended medical treatments...
Emergency use of a patching device can help patients avoid high-risk surgery when a heart attack results in a hole between the...
A new drug is no more effective at improving the survival rates of people with heart failure than an older, widely used...
Higher doses of cholesterol-lowering statins can benefit patients who have had a recent heart attack or hospital stay for chest pain, also...
About 20 million Americans have at least one dysfunctional heart valve, caused by either a congenital defect or other factors, such as...