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During a heart attack, blood stops flowing to the heart muscle. Without oxygen, the heart tissue becomes damaged or dies. Learn about how we treat STEMI heart attacks at UVA.

Approximately 500,000 women in the U.S. have a hysterectomy each year, according to the National Women’s Health Network. Some of these women are at an increased risk for developing heart disease — but not all.

Many heart valve disease treatments are tried and true. But to do them, surgeons have had to break the patient's breastbone. That often means a long, painful recovery.

A pacemaker is a surgically implanted device that sends out an electric pulse, prompting your heart to beat. Pacemakers are used in people who have abnormally slow heart rates.

Cyclist John Reynolds was starting to feel out of breath and lethargic. Some days, he couldn't finish his ride so he turned around and went home early.

Certain conditions and behaviors can mean your heart is as healthy — or unhealthy — as someone much older or younger than you. Smoking, for example, can lead to a stroke or heart attack even in your 20s. Calculate your heart age to find out if you're at risk.

Staying healthy by exercising and managing stress can be a challenge, especially if you're a mother and a doctor. But Elizabeth Lyons, MD, has found that staying young at heart is really just a matter of taking the time to play with her young son.

This month, researchers announced a new diagnostic test that can help physicians predict teenagers’ future risk of developing heart disease. Researchers also looked at the effects of weight-loss surgery, the heart’s reliance on blood sugar, how the Affordable Care Act benefited low-income HIV patients in Virginia and the number of…

People tend to confuse palliative care with end-of-life/hospice care. But palliative care is about symptom and pain management. Palliative care helps cancer and heart failure patients manage pain. Even after cancer is in remission, you could still have pain, nerve damage, fatigue and mood problems.

Tameka Brown had just started her senior year at Amherst County High School. But that fall, she started feeling tired and wasn't up to doing anything. She lost weight and was cold all the time.