Your baby's heart murmur was probably picked up at her routine developmental when her doctor listened to her chest and heart with a stethoscope. The word murmur simply describes the noise made by ...

Instead, they bulge into the left atrium, and can cause a heart murmur. Genetic factors and connective tissue problems can cause this condition. This condition is not usually life threatening ...

"I had been living in a bubble, which I think a lot of women are,” she tells PEOPLE during Women's Health Month Theo Wargo/Getty Star Jones opens up to PEOPLE about her heart disease diagnosis ...

It started with the gift of a single heart — and ended with three lives transformed. Doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital performed an extremely rare series of ...

The blood flowing through the hole can create a swishing noise. This is called a heart murmur. Doctors can hear a heart murmur when they listen to your heart with a stethoscope. In rare cases ...

And now, a new study has found that the vaccine could lower the risk of heart disease for up to eight years. In the long-running study, researchers analyzed up to 12 years of data for more than 1. ...

What is a normal resting heart rate? Medical professionals usually consider anything between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm) to be a “normal” resting heart rate. But they are usually ...

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a genetic disease that causes the heart muscle to become thicker, making it harder for the ...

Men are more likely to die from "broken heart syndrome" than women are, according to a new study published. Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, also known as broken heart syndrome, is brought on by physical ...

Research shows that heart attacks are becoming more prevalent among adults younger than 50—and the outcomes are worse for women. The good news is we know how to prevent them. Heart attacks ...

Getting a shingles vaccine may help with more than the viral infection that causes painful rashes — new research shows it can also lower the risk of heart disease. In a study, published Monday ...

Want to lower your heart attack risk? Cardiologist Dr. Jack Wolfson shares 5 easy lifestyle tips that could make a big difference to your heart health. Heart disease is one of the leading causes ...