Heart Disease

For February, American Heart Month, health officials are reminding folks that there are ways to reduce their risk for heart attack, stroke and chronic heart illnesses.

A new report shows that West Virginia is one of five states with the highest death rates in the country. The leading cause is heart disease.In 2017,…

West Virginia has the highest rate of heart disease in the nation. But a new study has found eating healthy foods -- regardless of specific diet -- can…

A new study has found that patients undergoing heart and lung surgery are almost twice as likely to develop an opioid dependence as patients undergoing…

A new study has found that for patients with heart disease, exercise may prevent or improve artery stiffening that is associated with heart failure.Heart…

Doctors at WVU Heart and Vascular Institute have implanted a permanent artificial heart pump into a Maryland man with a failing heart in the first surgery…

The Ohio Valley’s addiction crisis has brought another health problem, as rising numbers of needle drug users are contracting a serious form of heart…

The Virginia Department of Health, Mount Rogers Health District is offering cholesterol clinics to residents in Bland, Carroll, Grayson, Smyth, Washington…

Get the information you need to protect your family from heart disease--watch Thursday, September 17 at 9:30 p.m.HEART 411 reveals what every man and…