On Jan. 5, the Wesolowskis’ lives changed forever. Ed Wesolowski, a father and beloved husband, collapsed at the UPMC Cooper ...

Broken Heart Syndrome mimics symptoms of a heart attack. It can strike after a stressful event, such as the loss of a loved ...

This Heart Health Awareness Month, a Temple mother is sharing her story of survival, from an unexpected heart attack to a ...

A newly approved drug for type 2 diabetes and kidney disease, sotagliflozin, has shown remarkable benefits in reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, according to a study in The Lancet.

Here's one of those tales that defy belief – but which also comes with a happy ending. In treating a heart attack patient at ...

February is American Heart Month, and one Illinois woman is using her near-death experience to advocate for heart health and ...

It blocks receptors for interleukin-6 (IL-6), a signaling protein that tells the immune system to become active after, for example, a heart attack, which dampens the body’s inflammatory response.

Blockages in coronary arteries cause sudden heart attacks, leading to heart muscle damage. In contrast, heart failure is a chronic condition resulting from the heart's inability to pump sufficient ...

An estimated 250 million women worldwide are believed to use some form of hormonal contraception. (JLco) Julia Amaral - stock.adobe.com This could be a tough pill to swallow. Scientists in ...

Many people use the terms heart attack and cardiac arrest interchangeably, but these two heart emergencies differ significantly in both cause and treatment. Understanding these differences could ...

The first critical warning sign women frequently dismiss involves how heart attacks manifest differently in female bodies. While men typically experience the familiar crushing chest pain ...

Dr. Jeremy London is a heart surgeon and a heart attack survivor. He operates on diseased hearts, but like many people, he ignored his own symptoms of a coronary artery blockage until it became an ...