That double-humped triangle that we immediately understand as a heart — or love — appeared as an ideogram stamped on coins as ...

Heart disease, sometimes called coronary artery disease, is caused by atherosclerosis, a process which involves the accumulation of cholesterol plaques in the arteries that supply blood to the heart.

February is American Heart Month. The last Wednesday of every February is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) Awareness Day, a day and cause near and dear to my big heart.

Valve disease affects how blood moves through the heart, and pregnancy is often a time when symptoms first appear or become more noticeable. Learning about a heart valve condition during pregnancy can ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am an 86-year-old woman with a diagnosis of heart failure. My B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) level is ...

Heart palpitations are common sensations such as fluttering, racing, or skipped beats. Though usually harmless, they can signal conditions like AFib when persistent or accompanied by new symptoms.

This week, Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Arasi Maran about heart attack symptoms in women. Dr. Maran is an Associate Professor of Medicine and an interventional cardiologist at MUSC.

C.J. Adams spent much of his life in the hospital after being born with a congenital heart defect. Here's the story of how he ...

Know how you can support your heart health by adopting smarter health habits, from understanding the early signs to lifestyle ...

I found out during my pregnancy that I have mitral valve stenosis. How common is valve disease, and what should I know about it?

Janice Oliver was diagnosed with severe heart failure in November 2025 after years of breathlessness ...

A stress test is a common tool doctors use to evaluate how well the heart performs under physical or medically induced ...