Cardiovascular disease remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in adults despite recent scientific advancements.

By the time they're 18, many teenagers will have heart disease risk factors such as obesity, high cholesterol, high blood ...

The growing morbidity, mortality, and health care costs related to heart failure (HF) underscore the urgent need to prioritize its primary prevention. Whereas a risk-based approach for HF prevention ...

according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published today in the Journal of the American Heart Association. According to the scientific statement, “Cardiovascular Health ...

An international team of researchers has discovered a natural mechanism that protects the heart from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a serious condition in need of effective ...

Exercising just one or two days a week can reduce the risk of death as much as regular weekly workouts, as long as it totals 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity. Engaging in physical activity ...

Stanton Glantz, a retired professor from the University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, coauthored a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association last year that ...