The Latest Breaking News on Heart Disease

'We all feel like the cafe won't be the same without him now'

Walking an additional 500 steps per day was associated with a 14% lower risk of heart disease, stroke or heart failure, research suggests.

People who smoke marijuana or eat weed-laced edibles regularly are a third more likely to develop coronary artery disease.

Findings suggest that economic connectedness derived from social media could be a valuable measure for predicting heart risks.

A study found 54 percent wouldn’t associate most of these symptoms with poor heart health revealing top 10 heart symptoms to watch

Erythritol has found increasing use as a replacement for table sugar

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the U.S., regardless of race or ethnicity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The recent death of actor Jansen Panettiere — brother of “Heroes” star Hayden Panettiere — has put the spotlight on a surprisingly common condition, cardiomegaly.

It's long been known that being overweight or obese can make a person more apt to develop conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes, which can lead to cardiovascular disease. But experts at Mayo Clinic say obesity also can affect the heart in entirely independent ways.