Key Takeaways Strong heart health means your heart and blood vessels, aka your cardiovascular system, are working efficiently to keep oxygen and nutrients moving through your … ...

Heart disease is still one of the top killers worldwide, but many don't pay attention to some early warning signs. Doctors ...

Your heart is with you for every moment of your life—but the way you care for it shouldn’t look the same at 25 as it does at 65. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and ...

Fatigue is something most people dismiss, blaming it on long work hours, poor sleep or stress. But when exhaustion lingers and even simple tasks leave you drained, it might be more than just being ...

Is your heart healthy? In a 2015 study published in JAMA, eight out of 10 men and women with scarring on their heart muscle—evidence of a previous heart attack—had no clue their heart had been in ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a cardiologist explains why a lower resting heart rate can be a good sign of heart health and how to improve this vital sign. Resting heart rate — the number of ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America—it causes roughly one out of every five female deaths, which is more than breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, or accidents—yet there’s still ...

To live is to have a heartbeat, which is why it makes sense for us living things to have a good understanding of our ticker. It’s well-known science that our hearts beat faster when we exercise and ...