While it's not a diagnostic tool, experts say it might provide clues about your risk for an aortic aneurysm.

Stroke remains a leading cause of death and disability in the United States, underscoring the need for effective, coordinated ...

Nearly 60 years after the first successful heart transplant, the American Heart Association, a relentless force changing the ...

Heart disease is on track to tighten its grip on American women. New projections from the American Heart Association warn that over the next 25 years, cardiovascular disease will rise sharply, driven ...

Mobile stroke units (MSU) enable rapid identification and treatment of thrombolytic-eligible patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Recent studies have highlighted the benefit of MSUs over ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — May is American Stroke Month, a critical time to shine a light on a medical emergency that the American Heart Association identifies as the fourth leading cause of ...

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A new study suggests that a widely used cholesterol test may not be the most effective way to assess cardiovascular risk. Credit: Shutterstock ApoB testing outperforms traditional cholesterol measures ...

A routine blood test taken by millions in the U.S. each year to measure "bad" cholesterol is not the best measure to guide treatment and prevent heart attacks and strokes, suggests a new Northwestern ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. In an earlier era, the American Heart Assn. and the U.S. federal government were very closely aligned on what the ...

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 ...