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An Oklahoma cardiologist had a full circle moment when a Dutch man complained of chest pains on their shared flight to ...

A mother who suffered a stroke didn't get a proper diagnosis for her condition until a year after suffering a stroke ...

What are known as transient ischemic attacks can eventually lead to cognitive declines as steep as those following a full-on stroke, new research finds.

Heart attacks are the leading cause of death globally, yet some statistics from many different countries suggest these events ...

Manmadhan said that, in his opinion, this study adds to the evidence that patients who have had a heart attack or stroke should have their cholesterol levels aggressively managed, both through ...

People with Lp(a) levels that are slightly higher than normal have about a 25 percent increased risk of a heart attack or a stroke. And very high levels — as seen in 10 percent of the population ...

High cholesterol causes plaque buildup in arteries, which can restrict blood flow and lead to heart attack or stroke. High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke.

This damage can result in coronary heart disease, hypertension, heart attack, stroke, aneurysms and peripheral artery disease. Changes in blood chemistry from cigarette smoke can also cause plaque ...

Weed users are much more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other life-threatening heart condition than people who don't indulge, a new study says. Adults under 50 are more than six times ...

Of that number, 45.3% had a stroke, 19.5% had a critical blockage in the lower limb arteries (limb ischemia), 17.1% had coronary artery bypass grafts (CABG), 17.5% had a heart attack (myocardial ...

In the next three years, those patients were four times as likely to have a heart attack or stroke, or to die from ... experiments used sterile spherical beads of just one type of plastic ...