AMES, Iowa – You’re in the middle of the aorta, the body’s pipeline for oxygen-rich blood, looking back toward the heart’s primary pump, the left ventricle. The ventricle muscle contracts and the ...

When it comes to heart health, chest pain is often seen as the most obvious sign of trouble. However, there are lesser-known ...

Research shows that vaping can damage arteries, raise blood pressure and trigger inflammation – the same early warning signs that lead to heart attacks and strokes.

Have you ever ignored a nagging ache, hoping it would just fade away? MSNBC anchor Yasmin Vossoughian did exactly that with ...

April 10 (UPI) --Recurrence of atrial fibrillation in patients who have undergone catheter heart ablation may be reduced by treating gum disease within three months of the procedure, new Japanese ...

Worried that coffee will make your heart go pitter-patter, and not in a good way? A new study puts to rest the fear that your daily fuel will cause heart palpitations -- or cardiac arrhythmia, as ...

(Reuters) - Vice President Dick Cheney was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation on Monday -- a common but serious condition that causes the heart's upper chambers to flutter. The heart's two small upper ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new treatment for atrial fibrillation, or heart flutter, helps halt the irregular heartbeat more often than an older procedure, researchers said on Wednesday. Sign up here.

DENVER — The setting was different, but for Jim Harbaugh the feeling was hauntingly familiar. It began the night before Sunday’s Chargers game against the Denver Broncos, when an irregular heartbeat — ...