A low dose of colchicine — a commonly used gout drug — helped reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with ...

After developing heart failure, 52.6 percent of patients die within five years, and the most significant cause of heart failure is a heart attack, which affects more than 800,000 Americans each year.

Taking a statin medication is an effective, safe, and low-cost way to lower cholesterol and reduce risk of cardiovascular events. Despite clinicians recommending that many patients with diabetes take ...

Right after a heart attack, the risk of having another one is very high. This is the most dangerous time for your heart. Blood vessels are still fragile and more likely to form dangerous clots. That’s ...

Heart attacks remain a leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The permanent loss of heart muscle cells—known as cardiomyocytes—and the heart's limited regenerative capacity often lead to ...

People who received an infusion of stem cells shortly after a heart attack were less likely to develop heart failure than those treated with standard care, according to the largest such trial to date.

Samples of heart tissue from the study. The sample on the right, which was treated with the PLP therapy, shows decreased scarring (in blue) compared to the untreated sample on the left. Scientists at ...