Cedar Rapids resident Katie Hopkins survived a heart attack at half the average age for a woman’s first heart attack. Now, she is raising funds and awareness to save lives.

Robin Eaton, a heart disease survivor, shares her story and what she wants others to know about heart disease.

A spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, leads to bleeding inside the artery wall. A survivor shares her symptoms.

February is National Heart Month, raising the importance of focusing on cardiovascular health, starting with the arteries that supply life-sustaining blood to our hearts.

"The increasing prevalence of cardiovascular conditions in younger people has many factors. Key contributors include obesity, ...

Joanne Matos, 37, was born with an enlarged heart and has congestive heart failure. Despite a stroke and two silent heart ...

Diving coach Steve Hoeferle made a bet with his divers he would quit smoking if they went 1-2 at IHSAA state meet. It saved ...

Around the country, studies show heart attacks peak in January. The holidays are also risky, but doctors say the risk doesn't subside in January. At first glance, you might wonder if the peak in ...

This past Thursday almost was Daniel Mitchell’s last. Mitchell was playing his weekly basketball game at VASA Fitness in ...

“Just need to catch my breath,” I gasped, like I’d just finished a marathon. I sank gratefully onto a boulder. It took a few ...

A mum-of-five had her life saved by four strangers after she suffered a sudden heart attack one day before her son’s first birthday.

A heart attack is essentially a plumbing problem ... She was looking for stories about kids who saved someone's life by ...