For decades, heart disease has been the leading cause of death for both men and women; yet women face a higher risk of death ...

Arteries become clogged. Blood flow is restricted and oxygen is cut off. The result is a heart attack, the world's leading ...

A new study raises questions about how financial stress fits into cardiovascular health. Dr. Leana Wen explains what people ...

An annual report from the American Heart Association shows deaths from heart disease and stroke are down, encouraging news after the rate went up in the early years of the pandemic.

Depression is not only a disorder of mood but also a condition that affects the heart and blood vessels, and can carry ...

Your circulatory system works all day, every day, to pump oxygen throughout your body. There are cardiovascular conditions that can impact this system. Your circulatory system, also known as your ...

“It is so important to continue to seek medical care” despite fears of COVID-19, says one cardiologist, reacting to a new study which found that cardiovascular deaths have risen during the pandemic.

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading cause of death globally. Monitoring of lipid in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) is important for decreasing the incidence of cardiovascular ...

Black people in the United States have lower rates of heart disease than white people. But they tend to develop it earlier and have worse outcomes. Socioeconomic factors and higher rates of underlying ...

After a century of progress that cut deaths from cardiovascular disease in half, momentum has stalled. Heart disease and stroke remain the leading causes of death worldwide, mortality rates are ...

As January comes to a close, many people who participated in Dry January begin to consider returning to their usual drinking habits. This pause from alcohol often highlights how closely drinking ...