Heart attacks don’t always look the same — and a new study from Mayo Clinic highlights the key differences between how they affect men and women. The most common cause of heart attacks overall is ...

Heart attacks are often caused by clogged arteries, but new research shows that the story is more complicated, especially for younger women. A study from the Mayo Clinic has found surprising causes ...

But research suggests that while heart attack rates have declined in older adults, they’ve increased in those under age 40, especially among women. And a new study is revealing some potential hidden ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I know the symptoms of a heart attack can be different in women than in men. But are the causes different too? I have a friend in her mid-50s who had an unexpected heart attack. Are ...

Marcus is a reminder that heart disease isn’t just for older people. Research shows one in five heart attacks now strike adults under 40 and one in five is silent, with no warning signs.

More than half of heart attacks in women 65 and under stem from hidden causes, a new study finds. While heart attacks are often thought to be caused by artery-clogging plaque, new research has found ...

A new Mayo Clinic study finds that many heart attacks in people under 65 — especially women — are caused by factors other than clogged arteries, challenging long-standing assumptions about how heart ...

Know how extreme emotional or physical stress can temporarily weaken the heart, its warning signs, diagnosis, treatment options, and ways to reduce risk.

Cardiologists warn that the body often shows subtle signs 24–48 hours before a heart attack. Narrowing arteries, inflammation ...

A new study suggests that more than half of all heart attacks in women under 65 are actually not the result of a clogged artery – which is the most common cause of heart attacks in men. The majority ...

Share on Pinterest Heart disease overall has decreased by 66% since 1970, but it remains the leading cause of death among Americans. Tashdique Mehtaj Ahmed/Getty Images Heart attacks have become more ...

Mammograms can detect the presence of breast arterial calcification, which is associated with a higher risk of future heart ...