Teen girls who follow the DASH diet are more likely to stay slim into adulthood. The "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension" diet is endorsed by the American Heart Association as a way to control hypertension in adults.

Scripps Research Institute scientists have discovered new elements of the blood clot formation process, a finding that could lead to new methods for preventing heart attacks and strokes.

Hoping to spark action, the European Society of Cardiology Working Group of Atherosclerosis and Vascular Biology has published a position paper to bring fatty plaques into the forefront, as well as the need for more therapies to reduce that accumulation.

Olive oil has always been known as a healthier oil, much preferred as compared to vegetable oil and other widely available cooking oils. New research suggests another benefit of olive oil may be preventing strokes in older individuals.

Grappling with high blood pressure as a result of increased age is a fairly common dilemma. Now researchers have found a link that shows that blood pressure changes as people age.

Diabetes patients are at risk for all sorts of heart problems, including stroke. If a diabetic has had a stroke in the past, the chance of another stroke is even higher.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has recalled three heart devices that could cause serious injury or death.

During high-risk surgeries such as cancer, or spine or hip fractures, most patients would assume their heart would be monitored in the process. A new study reveals that's not usually the case.

Newer models of devices aren't always better. This is especially true when it's a device that will help a weakened heart. Two studies from the Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit show that the older model of a commonly implanted heart device is safer.

Ambulances are at times diverted to another emergency department when the closest hospitals are at capacity.  But those diversions may be adding an increased risk of death for heart attack patients.