Experts share the overlooked cardiovascular dangers of the holiday season along with ways to enjoy this time safely.

During the holidays, lifestyle changes such as overeating, alcohol consumption, travel, and interrupted routines can elevate ...

Exercise is one of the best things we can do for a healthy heart. Yet research shows that endurance athletes have up to a four times higher risk of atrial fibrillation (an irregular or fast heartbeat) ...

We’ve known about holiday heart (or holiday heart syndrome) for almost 50 years. Back in the 1970s, it was described as an abnormal heart rhythm (or arrythmia) in healthy people without heart disease ...

The holidays can be hard on the heart from eating, drinking and stressing too much. To avoid holiday heart syndrome, limit ...

Biomedical engineering researcher Shijie Zhou brings a computational approach to the quest for better treatments for ...

Two new, basic animal research studies shed light on alcohol consumption and the heart. The first study may help explain why binge drinking sometimes causes an irregular heartbeat and a possible way ...

Recent studies show a troubling rise in heart attacks among women under 40, largely stemming from high-stress environments, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – For decades, doctors and researchers have puzzled over a basic heart rhythm mystery: Why do women tend to have faster heartbeats while men are more likely to develop irregular rhythms ...

New research suggests that women with gynecologic conditions may have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Endometriosis and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) raised these risks the most, but ...