The problem starts with how doctors typically test for heart disease. Traditional lipid panels focus on cholesterol—a waxy substance that can build up in arteries—and triglycerides, a type of fat that ...

The test can help assess your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease. That, along with earlier treatment for high cholesterol, is part of new doctors' guidelines.

Heart disease calculator estimates a person’s risk of developing heart disease over the next 30 years so they can improve ...

A recent study indicates that an AI tool can analyze routine mammogram scans for breast cancer screening and predict heart disease risk in women.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All too often, the risk factors for heart disease – from high blood pressure to high cholesterol – aren’t addressed until after a ...

Dr. Nishtha Sareen, medical director of the Ascension Saint Thomas Women's Heart Program, offered free heart screenings to 250 women in 250 days in 2025. One of those screenings revealed that a woman, ...

Heart disease is still the top cause of death in the US, but the types of heart disease killing people are changing, a new analysis has found. While deaths from acute conditions such as heart attacks ...

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association breaks down how your dental health may impact your heart. Here ...

New medical findings suggest that people who stay up late regularly could face a significantly higher risk of serious cardiovascular problems.

Kevin Murray knows the importance of cardiac health firsthand. The Tampa dad nearly died from an undiagnosed heart condition and needed to undergo emergency bypass surgery in 2003. Murray, now 72, ...

Heart disease continues to stand as the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. Coronary heart disease, the most common type of heart disease in the U.S., was responsible for the deaths of nearly ...