Doctor reveals the #1 mistake people make during a heart attack and suggests the best treatment option that can save your life but only if you act fast.

she never imagined she was experiencing early warning signs of a heart attack. Her story mirrors countless women across America who don’t realize they’re at risk. Heart disease claims more ...

Emergency room physicians emphasize that the actions taken in the first few minutes of a suspected heart attack can mean the difference between life and death. While waiting for medical help to ...

A simple scoring system could change the way doctors prevent heart attacks and strokes by identifying patients who would benefit most from blood-thinning medications. Researchers behind this ...

Blood pressure during a heart attack could read as normal, elevated, or low, depending on the affected heart area. For example, a heart attack affecting the lower right part of the heart (an inferior ...

Here's one of those tales that defy belief – but which also comes with a happy ending. In treating a heart attack patient at Timmins and District Hospital (TADH) in Canada, emergency doctor Chris ...

If you have ever had a heart attack, a healthcare provider has probably told you to carry an aspirin or two with you at all times to have available if you ever think you might be having another heart ...

A newly approved drug for type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, sotagliflozin, has shown remarkable benefits in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a study in The Lancet.

It blocks receptors for interleukin-6 (IL-6), a signaling protein that tells the immune system to become active after, for example, a heart attack, which dampens the body’s inflammatory response.

Blockages in coronary arteries cause sudden heart attacks, leading to heart muscle damage. In contrast, heart failure is a chronic condition resulting from the heart's inability to pump sufficient ...