Olympic athletes have heart problems, too Some Olympic athletes could be at risk while training and competing because of heart defects or dysfunction that they may not even know about, Italian researchers say.
Illinois boy is youngest patient to receive artificial heart An 11-year-old Illinois boy has become the youngest recipient of an artificial heart, which will help sustain his life until he gets a heart transplant match.
Flabby heart keeps pumping with squeeze from robotic sleeve Scientists are developing a robotic sleeve that can encase a flabby diseased heart and gently squeeze to keep it pumping.
Why heart disease continues to beat cancer as America's top killer Cancer deaths have been on pace to outnumber deaths from heart disease in the United States for some years now — but once again, in new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, they didn’t.
Is that chest pain serious? New blood test could tell Every day, a slew of previously healthy people experience chest pains and go to the emergency room.
Americans in rural areas more likely to die from leading causes of death People who don’t live in metropolitan areas of the United States are more likely to die from the five top causes of death, new federal data suggest.
Top prevention priorities for patients and doctors Focusing on a handful of top prevention priorities can add years to life expectancy for everyone in a family, experts advise.
Study finds how stress raises heart disease and stroke risk People with heightened activity in the amygdala, an area of the brain linked to stress, may be at greater risk of heart disease and stroke, scientists said on Thursday in research that could lead to new ways to treat stress-related heart problems.
Dad pens song for son battling congenital heart condition When Ant and Beth Abbot were told their son Finn had congenital heart disease, they entered a period of overwhelming shock and emotion.
