Share on Pinterest Prioritizing your heart health from childhood to midlife can help prevent dementia later in life. timnewman/Getty Images A new statement from the American Heart Association ...

The human heart is an extraordinary organ, responsible for tirelessly pumping blood to deliver oxygen and nutrients to every part of the body. Its rhythm—heart rate—is an essential vital sign checked ...

When someone clutches their chest and struggles to breathe, every second counts. Emergency room physicians emphasize that the actions taken in the first few minutes of a suspected heart attack can ...

Scientists at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute in Australia have produced a first of its kind integrated map of heart cells which unlocks the process of cardiac fibrosis – a major cause of ...

A new device called Barostim is helping heart failure patients at Christ Hospital in Cincinnati live more normal lives without major surgery, as experienced by local grandfather Eric Townsend.For ...

In heart failure, the necessary oxygen levels and nutrients do not meet the body’s demands, setting off a domino effect of congestion in the lungs, kidneys and other areas. About 6.7 million adults in ...