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Eating fried food is not bad for the heart, as long as you use olive or sunflower oil to make it, experts suspect.

(MedPage Today) -- Despite well-publicized stories of people dropping dead during or after running a marathon, the race isn't all that risky, researchers found.

A new study suggests reaching for a chunk of cheese instead of adding another layer of butter on your bread for a more heart-healthy alternative.

Cardiac rehabilitation can improve the ability of the heart to return quickly to a normal rate after exercise, and that in turn can double the chances of survival.

Chocoholics have reason to celebrate today: A large new study helps confirm that chocolate may be good for the heart and brain.

Far too many healthy Americans are undergoing heart-screening tests, which can lead to unnecessary and potentially dangerous treatments, an investigation appearing in next month’s Consumer Reports finds.

(University of Gothenburg) A specially customized pulse oximeter attached to the finger can be used to detect changes in heart and vessel function while you sleep, and this simple technique can even identify patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, reveals research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Guidelines for children's heart and breathing rates are inaccurate and not based on evidence, according to researchers.

You might think fat is bad for your heart. But a growing group of scientists says that's not always true.

The same stuff that can make you pudgy around the middle and clog your arteries, they say, might also heal your damaged heart.

Inside a person's own fat are stem cells that they say can limi...

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