Every year, more than 200,000 people in Germany suffer a heart attack. This is caused by blocked coronary arteries. As a ...

A heart attack develops over time due to artery damage caused by cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes, and lifestyle ...

The human heart can lose up to one-third of its cardiomyocyte (heart muscle cells) following a severe heart attack, but a new study found that the heart can regrow these cells following ischemia.

Heart disease is still the leading cause of death around the world. Many people only begin treatment after they already have ...

FRANKFURT, Germany — A heart attack is a medical emergency that requires an immediate call to the emergency services. However, there are sometimes warning signs that can show up weeks in advance that ...

A new study from Columbia University reveals a promising RNA-based therapy that could help the heart repair itself after a heart attack. By boosting Atrial Natriuretic Peptide production, the ...

Cholesterol is something that people talk about a lot when they discuss heart disease. Many people are still confused about ...

Doctors are reassessing decades of standard treatment for patients who have had heart attacks after new research shows beta-blockers may be anywhere from useless to harmful in certain cases. The ...