The program’s overarching goal will be to prevent heart disease in South Asians and other high-risk populations through early diagnosis, proactive treatment, and culturally sensitive care.

In a new consensus statement, the European Society of Cardiology has declared vaccinations for common infections to be a fourth pillar in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Knowing how to survive a heart attack is important as you age. Here, you'll find expert tips on how to recognize a heart attack to protect your life.

That decline reflects a major victory in the treatment and prevention of ischemic heart disease—conditions caused by narrowed arteries that block blood flow to the heart.

Research shows heart attack deaths have plummeted by nearly 90% since 1970, while deaths from heart failure and arrhythmias have increased, highlighting new cardiovascular challenges.

Deaths from heart attacks dropped by 90%, but other heart disease risks are on the rise. Here's what to know.

While heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the U.S. for over a century, the past 50 years have seen a substantial decrease (66%) in overall age-adjusted heart disease death rates ...

The number of deaths attributable to heart disease, particularly acute myocardial infarction and ischemic heart disease, has declined significantly in the United States over the past 50 years or so, ...

Your chance of dying from a heart attack has dropped dramatically, but other deadly heart conditions are on the rise, a new study found.

Still, the majority of heart disease deaths are clearly no longer due to heart attacks. “It is going to be important that we focus on these other rising causes of mortality,” says King.