A study of 14,100 adults finds the average heart age is 4 to 7 years older than their actual age, prompting development of a risk calculator for cardiovascular health.

The team found that, for many in the sample, the risk age of their heart was greater than their chronological age. On average ...

I recently went to a cardiology nurse practitioner who suggested I should get off this dose and go to the baby aspirin dose.

High levels of a fatty particle called Lipoprotein(a) encourage the development of blood clots as well as plaque, sharply raising the risk of stroke, heart attack and other severe problems — even ...

Are your risk factors making your heart older than you? Learn how “heart age” reveals socioeconomic gaps in cardiovascular health.

Researchers who have developed a new "heart age" calculator say many Americans have unhealthy hearts that are physiologically ...

Among midlife women, only about 21% reached ideal cardiovascular health scores at baseline, per the American Heart ...

The U.S. and Canada leg of Benson Boone’s “American Heart Arena Tour” is scheduled to visit Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, ...

A top U.S. cardiologist says doctors are "underdosing" high-potency statins to patients who have high levels of "bad" ...

The American Heart Association gave $5.5 million to the University of Michigan for research to improve the screening and treatment of heart disease.

Nearly 100 hospitals in Ohio have been recognized by the American Heart Association for helping improve outcomes for people ...

The study represents the first examination of adding sleep to the American Heart Association’s original Life’s Simple 7 metrics as a novel 8th metric of cardiovascular health, the study author ...