NEW YORK CITY — A class of drugs called beta-blockers — used for decades as a first-line treatment after a heart attack— doesn't benefit the vast majority of patients and may contribute to a higher ...

A silent heart disease risk factor may explain why some women end up having heart attacks and strokes despite seeming like they are healthy, a new study suggests. The analysis of 30 years of data from ...

Vacaville Fire Station 71 was home to a heartwarming reunion on Thursday night. There, a Dixon man who had a heart attack behind the wheel earlier this year met the first responders who saved his life ...

NESTUCCA VALLEY, Ore. (KPTV/Gray News) - An Oregon high school football coach was saved by his players after suffering a heart attack during practice. The Nestucca Valley High School’s football team ...

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America—it causes roughly one out of every five female deaths, which is more than breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, or accidents—yet there’s still ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a woman in my late 60s with a family history that includes an older brother who had a heart attack at a young age. My total cholesterol has hovered around 200 mg/dL for many years ...

After a person survives a heart attack, the heart has a brief window of time in which it can heal if the right circumstances exist. But most of the time, scar tissue forms in the areas that lacked ...

The Biggest Loser trainer Bob Harper came perilously close to death when he suffered a heart attack in February 2017. The shocking health scare was seemingly unimaginable for Harper, who spent 18 ...