When it comes to protecting your heart, preventative testing is key. Keeping track of important metrics like blood pressure and cholesterol can help you understand your risk of cardiovascular disease.

BOUNTIFUL — Andra Lalli, 65, leads an active lifestyle. She enjoys going to the gym and has taught fitness classes for years — which is why when she went in for a heart scan, her results were ...

Heart disease has been the leading cause of death in the United States for more than 100 years, yet diagnoses continue to climb. A study by The American Heart Association found 51% of Americans were ...

Heart disease remains one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Traditionally, many patients begin treatment only after experiencing a cardiovascular event. However, experts at the University of ...

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A coronary artery calcium (CAC) scan, which detects and measures calcium deposits in the arteries, is being hailed as a life-saving test for heart disease prevention. The non-invasive test scores from ...

Heart attacks are often thought to come with warning signs like chest pain, breathlessness, or discomfort in the arm. But doctors say the reality is far more worrying: many heart attacks happen ...

(InvestigateTV) — More than half of Americans don’t know heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, despite its century-long reign as the nation’s number one killer, according ...

A long list of Lynda Hollander’s paternal relatives had heart disease, and several had undergone major surgeries. So when she hit her mid-50s and saw her cholesterol levels creeping up after menopause ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) --Predicting who is at high risk for a heart attack or death may be as simple as obtaining a person's coronary artery calcium score -- a noninvasive way to measure plaque ...