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Health professionals warn that the early indicators of heart blockage can easily be overlooked as mere day-to-day issues.

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CONCORD, Calif. (KGO) -- Research being conducted here in the Bay Area could provide a major advance for heart patients. Surgeons at John Muir Medical Center in Concord are implanting patients with a ...

Our bodies send signals when something goes wrong. Recognizing these signals early can help prevent serious illnesses.

Heart disease usually ranks as the number one cause of death among Americans, according to the CDC. It’s a broad category, encompassing a fair number of different illnesses and variations of disorders ...

Heart attacks in younger adults aren’t always due to clogged arteries. A new major study reveals striking differences between men and women, with nontraditional causes playing a big role in women’s ...

The early signs of heart blockage are usually subtle and one can mistake them for everyday problems like stress or poor sleep ...

Opening all blocked arteries with stents in patients with a heart attack, known as complete revascularization, reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular causes, death from any cause and future ...

Discover the innovative off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital. Learn how it improves ...

Retinal artery occlusion was associated with a 1.56-fold increased risk for acute coronary syndrome (relative risk [RR], 1.56; 95% CI, 1.22-1.99) and a twofold increased risk for all-cause mortality ...

Heart surgeons at HCA Florida Osceola Hospital in Kissimmee are now performing off‑pump coronary artery bypass, a ...