The pain may be unbearable after losing a loved one. It also may be dangerous to your health. During the initial days after a close loved one dies, your risk of a heart attack is increased significantly.

Patients aren't always out of the woods after hospital release following a heart attack. Many are readmitted later the same month after complications. Americans may be at a higher risk of readmission as compared to Canadian and European patients.

Though many people are deficient in vitamin D, it's possible to go too far to make up the difference. The "sunshine vitamin" may only protect the heart if you have the right amount.

Chronic disorders impact millions of Americans. Treatment can sometimes be expensive, persistent, and ineffective. Recent research shows that a team approach to care can offer benefits.

After a heart attack, therapeutic hypothermia lowers the risk of brain damage, but the procedure is seldom used. Moreover, this procedure saves lives and delivers positive financial results.

An aspirin a day may help keep heart disease at bay, but it may also contribute to age-related macular degeneration, or gradual vision loss, according to a new study from Europe.

The inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis can affect more than the joints; it also poses a threat to the heart. When it comes to protecting the heart health of rheumatoid arthritis patients, certain drugs are falling short.

Though men who have vascular erectile dysfunction appear to be at a higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, that doesn't mean ED alone should be considered a risk factor.

Peripheral artery disease patients may not be receiving the same quality of care, and some may be paying more for similar treatment, depending on the type of provider.

For patients at risk of having a heart attack, angioplasty to open clogged arteries and placement of a stent to prop open the artery are common. Debate still remains over the most effective type of stent, however.