Deaths from arrhythmias — when the heart beats too fast, too slow or irregularly — increased the most, with the age-adjusted death rate soaring 450%. Heart failure deaths, caused by the heart ...

Deaths from heart failure increased 146% over the same time period, while death due to persistent high blood pressure rose by 106%. Changes in cardiovascular risk factors are contributing to the ...

A 74-year-old woman develops haemolytic anaemia and stress cardiomyopathy after a tick bite, highlighting a rare cardiac ...

Extreme emotional stress can cause a medical condition called broken heart syndrome. For decades, doctors thought it should mainly concern women — but that’s changing.

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Florida-based heart surgeon Dr. Philip Ovadia says that a low-carb diet is the best way to avoid heart disease, not avoiding meat.

One 2001 study suggested that heart attack risk is highest in the hour after smoking marijuana. The amount of marijuana people are using — and how much tetrahydrocannabinol, or T.H.C., is in it ...

Changes in cardiovascular risk factors are contributing to the rise in certain types of heart disease, the study said. Obesity, type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, poor food choices and physical ...