One initial treatment is a cardioversion, which involves using a defibrillator to deliver an electric shock to the heart to ...

Your emotional well-being has a direct impact on heart your health. Learn tools to help manage stress so you can keep your ...

This week is Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week. About one in 100 babies is born with a congenital heart defect, making ...

Cardiologists share the important advice they give patients that you can also incorporate into your daily routine.

The signs and symptoms of heart disease and heart attack may present differently in women than in men, and can be more subtle. Here, five women share their experiences with cardiovascular disease and ...

Researchers examined how different eating patterns shaped cardiovascular and gut health and found that even higher intake of this much-debated food didn’t alter an emerging risk marker.

As Valentine’s Day fills the calendar with reminders of love, connection and relationships, February also marks American Heart Month, a national observance focused on raising awareness about ...

We've all heard that making simple lifestyle changes today can help prevent heart disease down the line. But what if you already have key risk factors for heart disease, or even a diagnosis of heart ...

Fiber helps lower cholesterol and support heart health. The best high-fiber foods for heart health include beans, oats, ...

Grilled cheese and tomato soup provide protein, vitamins, and minerals, but also saturated fat and sodium. It can fit into a ...

A local mother joins Heart of the Matter to share her rare postpartum heart failure diagnosis as doctors urge women not to ignore warning signs.