Predicting who is at high risk for a heart attack or death may be as simple as obtaining a person's coronary artery calcium ...

Folks who stress-eat fatty foods like cookies, chips and ice cream might be able to protect their health with a nice cup of ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores have become a non-invasive way for physicians to easily determine how much plaque has ...

Folks who stress-eat fatty foods like cookies, chips and ice cream might be able to protect their health with a nice cup of ...

The heart is a muscle about the size of your fist that pumps blood around the body. When the heart is functioning properly, it has a specific rhythm controlled by a mass of specialized ...

Having a cup of cocoa or green tea could help ward off the negative effects of fatty foods during times of stress, new ...

New research has found that a flavanol-rich cocoa drink can protect the body's vasculature against stress even after eating high-fat food.

Stress after a heart attack is understandable – and new research into what drives such stress suggests that fear of another ...

Using an artificial intelligence program to read echocardiograms may reduce the wait time for results and help lead to more ...

New research found that the medication spironolactone, often prescribed for hypertension (high blood pressure), may reduce the risk of heart failure in people recovering from a heart attack.

A glucose screening test is a standard test during pregnancy to help identify ... but it does not lower their blood sugar. The medical term for this condition is called insulin resistance. Although ...