Are your risk factors making your heart older than you? Learn how “heart age” reveals socioeconomic gaps in cardiovascular health.

A leaky heart valve makes blood flow backwards. Many people live unaware of this condition. It can strain the heart and cause complications. Symptoms include chest pain, fatigue, and shortness of ...

You may have heard the phrase "my heart skipped a beat" when someone was talking about a romantic encounter. In truth, hearts ...

When it comes to overall health, the heart and brain may come to mind as the top organs to protect as we age. You may not think about your liver and its health on a regular basis, but as it turns out, ...

Our readers contend that the heart really is quite central after all, and the asymmetry it does have helps to make it a more ...

When the scientist's bosses pulled the plug, he continued his experiments on the human/alien chimera at home, with predictably disastrous results. He then teamed up with a detective to track down the ...

New findings by a team of molecular biologists at Brown University on the critical role of a protein called AIMP3 in heart function could inform new treatments for heart disease.

Two heart survivors reunite with life-saving doctors June 20 at Ochsner Lafayette General to celebrate advanced care and second chances.

Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on an adult patient—the first reported in the United States, according to a release.

Surgeons at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center successfully performed a fully robotic heart transplant on an adult patient – the first reported in the United States. Using a surgical robot, lead surgeon ...

This secondary analysis of the EMPACT-MI trial demonstrates the SGLT2 inhibitor empagliflozin preserved kidney function and was safe to initiate in heart attack patients. Researchers found that ...