Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S. for men and women, according to the federal Centers for Disease Control. The CDC said 919,032 people died in 2023 from cardiovascular diseases ...

When we think of a heart attack, chest pain is usually the first thing that comes to mind. Yet, many people experience discomfort that begins in or spreads to their left arm. It may feel like a dull ...

Heart disease is the number one killer of women in America—it causes roughly one out of every five female deaths, which is more than breast cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, or accidents—yet there’s still ...

Chest pain can be a scary symptom. It's not always serious, but it can be a sign you're having a heart attack. The issue, medical experts say, is that some patients experiencing chest pain don't want ...

Participants most often believed that heart-attack-related chest pain would be in the left chest, center chest, and left arm. Women were slightly more likely than men to choose less common descriptors ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. Left arm pain during a heart attack is common due to shared nerve pathways with the heart. Chest discomfort is a key heart attack symptom.