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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

People with good physical fitness in their 30s and 50s have more elastic arteries later in life. This is shown in a new study from Karolinska Institutet, published in the journal Scientific Reports, ...

Dying from a broken heart may sound dramatic—but it’s very much a real thing. If you’ve ever experienced a heartbreak so great that it causes your heart excruciating physical pain, you may actually be ...