Heart Disease
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., accounting for as many as one in five deaths each year. But, there are things you can do to protect your heart health and prevent heart disease progression or development. Find out more about heart disease including signs, symptoms, risks, prevention, and treatment.
Heart Disease Basics
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What Is Heart Disease?
Preventing Heart Disease
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8 Ways To Keep Your Heart Healthy
Heart Attacks and Cardiac Arrest
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What Is Cardiac Arrest–And How Is It Different From a Heart Attack?
Diet, Exercise, and Your Heart
Explore Heart Disease
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How Doctors Misdiagnosed Chest Pain as an Anxiety Attack
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Is EKG a Good Annual Screening Test for Heart Disease?
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What It’s Like To Have a Heart Attack Young
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Following a 'Keto-Like' Diet Linked to a Higher Risk of Heart Disease, Study Shows
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'Night Owls' May Have a Higher Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Heart Disease Than 'Early Birds'
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What Is a 'Polypill'? How Heart Patients Can Benefit From a Single-Dose Treatment
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Signs of Cardiovascular Disease Are Different in Men and Women—How to Recognize Common Symptoms
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Should You Do Cardiovascular Workouts With a Diagnosed Heart Problem or Past Event?
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9 Signs of Heart Problems You Should Know
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What Does Heart Rate Variability Mean?
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Heart Attack Symptoms Women Shouldn't Ignore
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Vasovagal Syncope: What It Is and Why You May Have It
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This Might Be Why More Young Women Are Having Heart Attacks
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Calcium Score: What To Know About Coronary Artery Calcium Testing
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BET Star Bert Belasco Died of an Aortic Aneurysm
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What Fat Around the Heart Might Mean For Women's Health Risks
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Singer Amy Grant Has Surgery to Correct a Rare Congenital Heart Defect Called PAPVR
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What Is Holiday Heart Syndrome?
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Can Negative Thinking Make You Sick?
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Deep Vein Thrombosis: I Thought It Was Just a Sprained Ankle
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I Was Healthy—and Had a Heart Attack at 28
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Why Loneliness Hurts the Heart
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Risk Factors of Poor Metabolism and How to Boost Metabolic Health
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How Jack Pearson Died on 'This Is Us' Is Surprisingly Common
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What Causes High Blood Pressure? How To Minimize Your Risk
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Mick Jagger Had a Heart Valve Replacement—Here's What That Means
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One in 10 People With Any of These 3 Serious Conditions Will Be Misdiagnosed, a New Study Says—Here's Why
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Binge-Watching TV Boosts Risk of Fatal Blood Clot, Study Says
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What It's Like to Have an Implantable-Cardioverter Defibrillator
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Study: Short People Have Higher Heart Risk
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Study: Obese Children, Teens Have the Arteries of 45-Year-Olds and an Increased Risk of Heart Disease
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FDA Mulls Future of Electroshock Therapy
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Working Long Hours? You Might Be Harming Your Heart
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Is Black Licorice Bad for You?
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Is Ibuprofen Bad for Your Heart?
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How To Know if Your Coffee Habit Is Too Much Caffeine
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How One Hospital Is Using a Spotify Playlist to Teach CPR
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Can Sex Cause a Heart Attack?
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What Is Heart Disease?