New research reports that America's heart attack death rate is one of the highest among studied high-income nations.

In extreme cases, some individuals were 9 times more at risk than others with low cardiovascular risk profiles.

A hydrogel injection developed by an international team of scientists may help to prevent heart muscle damage following a heart attack.

Researchers have estimated that high noise exposure accounted for five percent, or one in 20, of all heart attacks in busy cities. 

Researchers found that older men are much more likely to survive cardiogenic shock over the short and long-terms.

Individuals who see their blood pressure rise quickly upon standing are almost twice as likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke.