A good resting heart rate depends on your age, gender, level of physical fitness, and overall lifestyle. Here's what you need ...

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a proven intervention to improve cardiovascular health, offering benefits such as reduced ...

More than half of heart attacks in women 65 and under stem from hidden causes, a new study finds. While heart attacks are often thought to be caused by artery-clogging plaque, new research has found ...

Men are more than twice as likely to die from broken heart syndrome than women, according to a new study. Broken heart syndrome, also known as takotsubo cardiomyopathy, is a sudden weakness in the ...

A new study from Karolinska Institutet shows that an unusual heart rhythm disorder, POTS, is particularly common in people ...

Festive seasons are incomplete without firecrackers, which can be more than just a noise problem for expectant mothers. Your body can trigger a stress response to the loud sound of crackers. It can ...

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 risk of ...