Cardiology

Previous studies say coffee has health benefits. New results suggest it may help people who suffer from two cardiac risk factors at a time.

A new study disputes previous ideas about a link between vitamin D and cardiovascular disease. A North Texas cardiologist talks about what prompted the…

Ozone and particle pollution found in unhealthy air can be hard on the respiratory system. But the particle pollution also can affect your heart.…

A study of siblings finds those who have a stress-related disorder have a 60 percent higher risk of heart attack or other cardiovascular event, compared to their less-stressed brothers and sisters.

Heart failure — when the heart can’t pump enough blood and oxygen to support other organs — can be deadly. But a diagnosis today is far from a death…

A recent study found younger women – 35 to 54 – are having more heart attacks. They accounted for nearly a third of all female heart attack patients in…

New findings about the health effects of e-cigarettes add to a small but growing body of research that undercuts the widely presumed safety of the alternative to conventional cigarettes.

About 10,000 people a year will experience an aortic dissection – a tear in the body’s biggest blood vessel. It can be life-threatening, but it’s also…

Doctors have suggested one low-dose aspirin a day to help avoid heart attacks and strokes, but a recent study suggests healthy, older people who don’t…

Most think a good workout can help you blow off steam, but researchers have found strenuous exercise while angry can raise the risk of a heart attack for…

Faced with a shortage of donor hearts, transplant centers have had to expand their criteria for acceptable organs. "We are an unhealthy society,” says Dr.…

When you walk into the hospital with chest pain, doctors will conduct a physical exam, get your medical history and do an echocardiogram or EKG to measure…