What PREVENT can tell you about heart disease risk
Aug 31, 2026
Learn how the PREVENT equations can help you and your doctor identify risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure before symptoms develop.
Heart Attack News
Family history and ultrasound help save woman with aortic dissection
Aug 6, 2026
Sara Adair feared an aortic dissection after chest pain struck. Her family history raised concern, and a bedside ultrasound revealed the life-threatening tear in time for emergency surgery.
A heart attack ended his marathon training. Then his heart stopped.
Jul 30, 2026
Michael Bonnardi thought he was feeling his age when marathon training became harder. Instead, the fatigue was an early warning sign of a heart attack and cardiac arrest. Now, he's focused on staying active in a different way.
Just 10 days after giving birth, she had a heart attack
Jul 17, 2026
What Amy Mazur-Hession thought was indigestion or a panic attack was actually a postpartum heart attack caused by a rare artery tear. It happened a week and a half after she gave birth to her second daughter.
His heart stopped during a workout at age 39. Then it happened again 2 years later.
Jul 9, 2026
Kyle Hartley survived a heart attack and cardiac arrest during a workout class. CPR saved him again after a second cardiac arrest two years later. Today, he’s stronger and healthier – and exercising at the same gym.
Heart attack couldn’t keep mom from her son’s Marine ceremony
Jul 2, 2026
After surviving a massive heart attack caused by a blocked major artery, Rikki Crider hit the road to make her son’s Marine boot camp graduation.
EMT instructor saved by his students using CPR
Jun 5, 2026
Karl Arps went from pretending to have chest pain for an EMT class exercise to going into cardiac arrest. Students and instructors in class used CPR and an AED to save him. After triple bypass surgery, he’s back teaching.
When is the right time to perform CPR, and how should it be done?
Jun 1, 2026
How do you know when it’s time to start CPR? What should you do? CPR experts explain.
Heart attack and cardiac arrest survivor had one goal: Get back and finish the ride
May 26, 2026
For Patrick Raycraft of Hartford, Connecticut, heart problems began with a heart attack at age 49. Despite a healthy lifestyle, he later went into cardiac arrest during a bike trip. His journey shows why recognizing symptoms and acting quickly matter.
Eugene Braunwald’s legacy: ‘The father of modern cardiology’ changed all of heart care
Apr 27, 2026
Over a 74-year career, Dr. Eugene Braunwald revolutionized cardiology with his discoveries. His legacy also includes influencing generations of physicians and advancing evidence based heart care.