Micah Clayborne was diagnosed with Danon disease, a rare condition, after complaining of chest pains. He needed a heart ...

A study led by scientists at King's has revealed how the physical orientation of the heart inside the chest dramatically ...

Doctors have long called hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) “the great masquerader. ” It hides in plain sight, often mistaken ...

Deaths from heart disease are rising for the first time in 50 years, according to the British Heart Foundation (BHF). The proportion of adults of working age dying from heart disease has risen by ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the heart could help to detect a life-threatening heart disease and enable clinicians to better predict which patients are most at risk, according to a ...

Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 365,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys ...

Researchers estimate that exposure to phthalates contributes to 13 percent of all heart disease deaths in people between 55 and 64 years old each year.

Women who suffer from low iron levels in pregnancy are much more likely to have a baby with heart disease, experts have found in a “gamechanger” discovery. For the first time, researchers have ...

It’s long been known that certain lifestyle and health factors increase the risk of heart disease — but a new study highlights that they could affect women more than men. Eight specific habits ...

Closer adherence to a healthy plant-based diet is linked to a 17% to 24% reduced risk of premature death from any cause, heart disease or cancer, researchers report.

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 ...