A new study suggests that many heart attacks could be prevented if doctors gave patients a second cholesterol-lowering drug soon after their first...

Doctors agree that lowering LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol is key to preventing heart disease and stroke. LDL is often called the “bad”...

Doctors agree that lowering LDL (low-density lipoprotein) cholesterol is key to preventing heart disease and stroke. LDL is often called the “bad”...

Heart attacks, long thought to be caused mainly by cholesterol buildup in the arteries, may actually have an infectious trigger. A groundbreaking new...

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists from Finland and the UK have found strong evidence that heart attacks—also known as myocardial...

Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—provide no clinical benefit for patients who...

Beta blockers—drugs commonly prescribed for a range of cardiac conditions, including heart attacks—provide no clinical benefit for patients who...

Intense light therapy after surgery can increase a critical protein that protects heart tissue while lowering levels of troponin, a protein indicating...

Intense light therapy after surgery can increase a critical protein that protects heart tissue while lowering levels of troponin, a protein indicating...

For decades, beta-blockers have been a standard treatment for people recovering from heart attacks. But new research suggests that this widely used...