SAVVY SENIOR: Cholesterol numbers have been the main way to estimate heart disease risk for years. But there’s another tool ...

The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries with cholesterol (atherosclerosis). It starts early in life and by middle age, can be very advanced. The problem is, even ...

Heart-related illnesses-ranging from heart attacks and arrhythmia to hypertension and heart failure-remain a major global health threat. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular ...

Heart scans may reveal early heart changes linked to higher future risk of breast and colorectal cancer, years before ...

Heart disease is the world’s leading cause of mortality, comprising 32% of all deaths. But that doesn’t mean people are powerless against the condition — there are some steps they can take to help ...

Chest pain may still be angina even when the main heart arteries look clear. Using cardiac stress MRI (a heart scan that measures blood flow with magnetic resonance imaging), testing uncovered small ...

Heart disease is a nasty enough problem. It would be nice if the tests you have to go through just to get your diagnosis didn’t cause so much unpleasantness of their own. Now they may not have to, ...

About half of all American adults grapple with some form of heart disease, so it's understandable to want to do what you can to lower your risk, especially if you have a family history. While eating ...

Dear Savvy Senior, I just turned 58, and heart disease runs in my family. My cholesterol has been creeping up, and I’ve been ...