Many young and fit-looking people may have hidden heart disease without knowing it. Cardiac surgeon Dr. Devi Shetty explains ...

A young cop's workout death highlights hidden heart risks, prompting experts to recommend essential cardiac screening before ...

Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a serious form of myocardial ischemia and necrosis caused by acute coronary artery stenosis or occlusion. AMI is a major cardiovascular disease that poses a ...

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of interrelated metabolic risk factors with complex pathogenic mechanisms involving genetic and epigenetic factors and unhealthy lifestyles (such as a lack ...

One of the strongest predictors of long-term mortality among patients undergoing a cardiac stress test is the need for a pharmacologic versus treadmill test, new data show. Moreover, although the risk ...

Treatment with aficamten may improve multiple measures of exercise in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, a study finds.

For many, checking in on heart health starts with a blood test to measure cholesterol levels and other markers of cardiovascular disease. However, this simple test is not the only one that doctors use ...