INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, responsible for about 1 in every ...

A naturally occurring gene called Cyclin A2 (CCNA2), which turns off after birth in humans, can actually make new, functioning heart cells and help the heart repair itself from injury, including a ...

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.

A major 2025 JACC study of 9 million adults found 99% of heart attacks and strokes were preceded by high blood pressure, high ...

It could transform how millions of Americans dealing with the number one leading cause of death, coronary artery disease, ...

Though an estimated 60 million people around the world have atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, a type of irregular and often fast heartbeat, it's been at least 30 years since any new treatments have been ...

The holidays are the perfect time to catch up with family and friends, but this time of year also comes with a hidden dark side: It’s when heart attack deaths spike, known as “heart attack season.” ...

Arteries become clogged. Blood flow is restricted and oxygen is cut off. The result is a heart attack, the world’s leading cause of death. The conventional approach to studying and treating these ...

Type 2 diabetes doesn’t just raise the risk of heart disease—it physically reshapes the heart itself. Researchers studying donated human hearts found that diabetes disrupts how heart cells produce ...

Heart disease is a leading cause of death across the globe. In the United States, someone suffers a heart attack every 40 seconds. Now, new research in mice suggests that after such an event, the ...

Chest discomfort can be equal parts frightening and confusing: Is the pressure or pain in your chest signaling a cardiac emergency — or a simple case of heartburn or indigestion? Sometimes, an ...