Heart disease often develops gradually, and many early symptoms are easy to dismiss. Recognizing the warning signs could help you seek medical attention before a serious cardiac event occurs.

Over the last 33 years, acting on modifiable risk factors has helped to prevent deaths caused by ischemic heart disease, new research shows.

For most adults, a daily caffeine habit may be safer for the heart than many people assume. A new American Heart Association review found that up to 400 milligrams of caffeine a day, roughly three to five cups of regular black coffee,

Can watermelon help heart health? Learn how L-citrulline, lycopene, and other key nutrients in watermelon may support a healthy blood pressure.

New research provides further evidence that heart-disease risk may be linked to plastic exposure.

Exercise doesn't just make the heart stronger. It also rewires the nerves that regulate it, a discovery that could pave the way for more personalized treatments for common heart conditions such as arrhythmias and angina.

Gigi Campos, 35, had a heart attack in February 2023. Though she had risk factors, doctors had always told her that she was young and healthy. As she recovered, Campos joined WomenHeart, a national patient-centered organization focused on women with heart ...

Men and women are not born with the same risk of heart disease, and for decades scientists have struggled to explain why. A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, published in Genes & Development,

Heart symptoms can be mistaken for hormonal changes. Here is how perimenopause, heart attacks and broken heart syndrome overlap.