Although it may be preventable, more Americans are dying from heart disease than ever before. Now, cardiologists are reconsidering how to reverse the trend.

Heart health experts released new guidance to help identify early risk factors for heart disease that go beyond tracking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All too often, the risk factors for heart disease – from high blood pressure to high cholesterol – aren’t addressed until after a ...

As with any disease, it’s pretty obvious that preventing heart disease is important. But why? What are the health ramifications of it? Well, they're pretty serious ones—including mortality—and affect ...

Cardiologists now say adults as young as 30 at increased risk of heart disease should consider taking medication to lower cholesterol. What does that mean for you?

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — New national guidelines are changing how doctors approach cholesterol and heart disease prevention.

PREVENT risk estimation starts at age 30 and incorporates lifetime risk, enabling earlier identification of patients who warrant intensified lipid management and preventive therapies. LDL-C treatment ...

About every 34 seconds, someone, somewhere in the United States dies from heart disease — which remains the leading cause of death for both men and women, according to the American Heart Association.

Heart disease calculator estimates a person’s risk of developing heart disease over the next 30 years so they can improve ...

Metabolic syndrome increases risk for heart disease and diabetes. Learn how lifestyle changes can protect children's health.

Take this self-reflective quiz to see how your daily habits may be affecting your heart health and where you might be able to make small improvements. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of ...

Heart disease continues to stand as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease in the U.S., was responsible for the deaths of nearly ...