Dr. Nassir Marrouche is director of the Heart and Vascular Institute at Tulane University with a subspecialty in electrophysiology. He treats atrial fibrillation, heart arrhythmia, irregular ...

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women - for about 1 in 5 women - in the United States, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More than 60 million American ...

Psychological stress has historically been viewed as less important than other heart disease risk factors because it is difficult to measure. Chronic stress can impair the ability of arteries to ...

Heart failure sounds alarming—and rightfully so. Yet approximately 6.5 million Americans currently live with this condition, many with the specific variant called systolic heart failure, and a ...

Nancy Preston didn’t have a heart attack. Nor did she have chest discomfort, shortness of breath or heart palpitations — all symptoms of heart disease. Instead, a routine mammogram led to Preston ...

With winter and the holiday season well underway, so is cold weather, warm drinks and plenty of frenzying, which together can be dangerous, or even fatal, to some with heart conditions. Between 1979 ...

Share on Pinterest Heart disease overall has decreased by 66% since 1970, but it remains the leading cause of death among Americans. Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images Heart attacks have become more ...

Women’s cardiovascular health has long been overlooked and understudied. Here are some things to keep in mind. By Maggie Astor Heart disease kills more women than all cancers combined. But many women ...