Traditionally, most heart attacks have been blamed on clogged arteries causing atherothrombosis – where blood clots block ...

First-degree heart block is the mildest type and often requires no treatment. Third-degree heart block is the most severe and often needs a pacemaker to regulate the heartbeat. Many different causes ...

Dr. Paul Friedman answers the question: 'Heart Block versus Artery Blockage?' — -- Question: I have been diagnosed with heart block. How does this differ from blockage in one of my arteries?

Heart attacks often happen when something blocks blood flow in a heart artery. Atherosclerosis, or plaque build-up in your arteries, is the leading cause of heart attacks. You can make lifestyle ...

MINOCA, or heart attacks without blocked arteries, is increasingly being diagnosed in 2025. Patients show typical heart ...

Jessika Seward, then 22, felt a jolt of pain in her chest while working an overnight shift as a cardiac nurse in April 2023. At first, she brushed it off. But the pangs continued for a half hour and a ...

When Sarah and Michael Oliveri went to their 20-week ultrasound for their third pregnancy, they thought to knew what to expect. Their previous visit had been stressful — doctors had detected an ...

The Apple Watch can detect a leading cause of heart attacks — an unadvertised capability that could have big implications for health monitoring — according to a Dutch doctor. After using the Apple ...