When an artery that brings blood to the heart is blocked, a heart attack can occur. If a patient has a partially blocked arteries, their risk of death after a heart attack increases.

Signs of heart disease can be worrying at any age. A new study found that early signs of artery disease can signal more than just future heart problems in men.

Many moms are on the lookout for the flu, chicken pox and scraped knees in their kids. But a new study suggests that some mothers might need to pay closer attention to their own heart health.

Common blood pressure medications called beta blockers have been shown to help some heart failure patients. But the latest research has found that the medications may help a wider range of heart failure patients live longer.

Instead of the old adage about an apple a day, many doctors advise their patients to take an aspirin a day to prevent heart attacks. Which may be good advice. But new research suggests that aspirin may not keep patients from dying of a heart attack.

For people with irregular heartbeats, the anti-clotting medication warfarin can prevent strokes. But, combined with other medications over a long period of time, it may cause other health problems.

A new device may offer an alternative to anti-clotting medication for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF).

In recent years, death rates from most types of heart disease dropped. But a few types saw an increase in the death rate.

Asthma and heart attack may share similar symptoms, such as chest tightness and shortness of breath. The link between the two, however, may go beyond that. Asthma may increase the odds of having a heart attack.

Some women who have coronary heart disease may not handle stress in the same way others do. New research suggests that these women may take stress to heart — literally.