Understanding your risk factors, assessing your heart health and knowing how to lower potential heart disease risks may help you live a longer, healthier life. How Can I Check My ...

Nick Atkinson was in Asda when he had a cardiac arrest. Fortunately, off-duty nurse Paula Jackson was able to help save his ...

A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed bilateral mediastinal and ...

Around 7.6 million people in the UK live with heart disease or a circulatory condition, according to leading heart health ...

A study suggests that those under age 65 may need no restrictions at all, but more data would help clarify the issue.

Bradycardia is a condition characterized by a slower than normal heart rate. While a normal adult heart beats between 60 and ...

Cardiac hypertrophy is the abnormal enlargement, or thickening, of the heart muscle, resulting from increases in cardiomyocyte size and changes in other heart muscle components, such as ...

That’s because inflammation, blood pressure, cholesterol, and other heart disease risk factors can be impacted by what you eat. In particular, diets high in fiber, healthy fats, and antioxidants ...

LA Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh is having a cardiac ablation during the offseason. It's a procedure to treat an irregular heart rhythm. The procedure involves creating tiny scars in the heart that ...

If it develops quickly, you may end up passing out (fainting). By contrast, if it develops gradually, you may feel tired and weak but be otherwise unaware of your condition. Symptoms of low blood ...

Complicating the diagnosis is the fact that symptoms like orthostatic hypotension can be a serious and late-stage finding of cardiac disease ... the most common of which are neurocardiogenic syncope ...