Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. These are the steps you need to take to reduce your risk.

There are many different types of heart disease. Most happen due to plaque build-up from conditions like high blood pressure ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women - for about 1 in 5 women - in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 60 million American ...

Heart disease has been the No. 1 cause of death in the U.S. for decades, but the type of heart disease deaths is changing. A study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association looked at ...

In the United States, the overall probability of dying from a chronic disease fell markedly from 2001 to 2010 but remained ...

Preventing heart disease starts long before symptoms appear, and understanding what works (and what doesn’t) can make all the difference. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide, ...

West Virginia faces a heart disease crisis that touches nearly every family in the state, with rates nearly double the ...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the cause of many cardiovascular conditions and it increases your risk of heart ...

Heart disease is no longer an old person’s disease. There is a sudden rush of young patients in their 30’s day by day to operation theatre (OT) with worsening cardiac emergencies. High stress, ...

Share on Pinterest Heart disease overall has decreased by 66% since 1970, but it remains the leading cause of death among Americans. Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images Heart attacks have become more ...

A heart attack occurs when the blood flow that brings oxygen to the heart is reduced or cut off. If blood flow is reduced or ...

The CDC warns of Chagas, the potentially deadly "kissing bug" disease. Here's what it is, and how to avoid getting bitten by a kissing bug in Ohio.