Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. The American Heart Association has released new dietary ...

In some cases, heart attacks are just as dramatic as you expect them to be. But just as the signs of heart failure can be chalked up to other, less serious, causes, the symptoms of a “silent heart ...

How often do you see an ECG that is just a little off? Maybe the T wave is flat, oddly-shaped or inverted. Maybe the ST segment is coved, very minimally-depressed or shows some J point elevation.

In the early hours of January 7th, the cardiothoracic surgeon Bartley Griffith, unable to sleep, went to his kitchen to make coffee. It was about 2 a.m. His usual mug is tall, and he had to remove the ...

With most GPS watches now offering heart rate data as standard, it's never been easier to get insights into how hard your heart is working on the run. But have you ever questioned whether your heart ...

The first Friday in February marks National Wear Red Day, a day to raise awareness about heart disease, the leading cause of death for women in the United States. Stephanie Stahl has one woman's story ...