Tommy Bell thought he was in good shape. But a series of heart attacks painted a more complicated picture.

Less than 1 percent of cancers start in the heart, and disease that begins elsewhere seldom spreads to the blood-pumping ...

Heart disease may cause pain in the chest, neck, jaw, or back. However, heart disease in females can cause different symptoms. Females are more likely to experience “atypical” symptoms such as nausea, ...

Background Introduction of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) has transformed the care of heart failure (HF) with ...

A new gene therapy can reverse the effects of heart failure and restore heart function in a large animal model. The therapy increases the amount of blood the heart can pump and dramatically improves ...

Heart failure (HF) is estimated to affect over 60 million people globally and its prevalence is expected to rise as a consequence of aging populations. It results from an inability of the heart to ...

Heart murmurs are extra sounds heard between heartbeats that can signal a heart valve issue. Many are harmless and go away. Innocent heart murmurs are common in childhood and usually resolve on their ...

A hole in the heart is a nonmedical term for a type of congenital heart defect. There are many types of holes in the heart, and most are present from birth. Around 1% of babies born in the United ...

Panelists discuss how mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) remain underutilized despite being foundational therapy for heart failure with reduced ejection fraction due to clinician fears of ...

Ferric carboxymaltose therapy reduces symptoms and improves quality of life in patients who have heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction and iron deficiency. Additional evidence about the ...