Factors linked to heart problems, such as high blood pressure, diabetes and bad cholesterol levels, can start years, ...

Dr. Christina Salazar is a cardiologist with Cardiovascular Specialists of Lawrence. When your heart isn’t working well, it affects all of your body’s systems. Heart disease is the nation’s leading ...

Women are more likely be encouraged to make lifestyle changes, a study shows. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women, but women may not be receiving ...

Researchers are reporting that MRI scans may detect heart disease earlier and with more accuracy in women than other types of diagnostic tools. They note that echocardiography, which is currently used ...

World Heart Day was Sept. 29 and this year’s theme was “Cardiovascular Health for Everyone.” Every 34 seconds, someone dies from heart disease in the US, that’s about 700,000 deaths a year. But is it ...

A new 30-year online heart risk calculator helps young adults detect long-term heart disease risk. The study was conducted by ...

Dr. Priya Freaney, Cardiologist at the Northwestern Medicine Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, joins Lisa Dent to discuss ...

A new Northwestern Medicine study introduces a first-of-its-kind online calculator that uses percentiles to help younger ...

Share on Pinterest A study found that women are more likely to die following a heart attack compared to men. GIPhotoStock/Getty Images Researchers compared outcomes among men and women following a ...

Share on Pinterest More than half of heart attacks in younger females could stem from causes other than artery blockage. Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images Doctors often assume heart attacks in ...