The Latest Breaking News on Heart Disease

If you’re going to jog and essentially drop dead on the sidewalk, you’d want it to happen like it did for Jon Cook of Johnson County, Kansas — who’d still like to find the unknown “blonde with a dog” and other guardian angels who helped save his life.

Among the many benefits that have been associated with fasting is a lower blood pressure, but experts are still confused about the reasons behind this effect. Dr. Rami Al-Jafar, from Imperial College London, attributes this lower blood pressure to metabolic changes, while an Egyptian expert cited three other reasons. Two…

He made a huge impact to many people's lives

Nick Sheeran was saved by a defibrillator he installed in case a pupil may need it

Dr Peter O'Keefe was fired by University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after an inquiry found he harassed 26 colleagues

Auckland influencer Jessica Manning was diagnosed with several heart defects, including having half a heart, just days after she was born

Gavin Wheaton still remembers seeing his first case of rheumatic heart disease in the Central Australian town of Yuendumu 40 years ago. Now, he's one of a group of cardiologists travelling remote areas screening for the disease.

'Sports mad' McLaren High School pupil from Doune died of a heart condition in 2008.

Making simple lifestyle changes – and regular blood pressure tests – can help reduce your risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD), a general term for conditions affecting the heart or blood vessels.