Preventive and interventional cardiologists provide suggestions for how to take it easy on your ticker.

Plant-based diets offer a host of protective benefits.

Sugary sodas will raise your cholesterol and triglyceride levels, upping the odds of heart disease and stroke.

A lifetime of high-demand exercises might enlarge this heart structure—but it's unclear if this is beneficial or harmful.

Low-dose aspirin and a blood pressure drug could help combat adverse effects of bereavement.

Zosia Wasylewski was “as healthy as they get” until a blood clot suddenly blocked an artery in her brain.

Thanks to a mechanical heart pump, Sherri Kanten is living life to the fullest.

Some who take medication for high cholesterol or blood pressure might stop exercising or gain weight in later years.

After transplant surgery, a woman plans to have her diseased organ plastinated so it can serve as a teaching specimen to help others.

After a 99% blockage and double bypass, James Cook turns his health around by cutting dairy, oil and meat from his diet.

People with the highest levels of exhaustion may be at increased risk of developing an irregular heartbeat.

Want to break out of your sedentary rut? Check out these tips from a preventive cardiologist.