February is American Heart Month. In the United States, a baby is born with a congenital heart defect (CHD) every 15 minutes. Affecting nearly 1 in 100 babies, CHDs include a wide range of structural ...

The number of heart attack deaths has plummeted in the U.S. over the course of the last half-century. Doctors have tied the remarkable shift to improved detection and more effective treatment for ...

Many heart problems develop silently, but doctors say the body often sends early warning signals that could reveal serious cardiovascular issues.

They aren’t all sudden or intense, experts says. By Jancee Dunn I had a relative who experienced chest pain one afternoon. He brushed it off, and said that he’d sleep on it and that if he still felt ...

Many women dismiss chest burning, indigestion, or anxiety as acidity or stress, but these can signal heart disease.

Internal medicine and rheumatology specialist Siobhan Deshauer, MD, looks at the signs of heart disease you can see. Following is a partial transcript of the video (note that errors are possible): ...

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Are you overlooking early signs of heart disease because they don’t look “typical”? You’re not alone—and that blind spot may be putting your health at risk. For decades, cardiology ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, but doctors say many people don't recognize the early warning signs until a major event happens.

For women over 40, certain common symptoms could be signs of an underlying health condition. Learn more about what to watch ...