If your resting heart rate is near or above the limit of what's normal, it could threaten your health. Here are ways to low ...

Understanding your heart rate is crucial for more than just reaching optimal fitness–it can also help to reduce injury and stress, and even predict illness ...

Magnesium helps to maintain a steady heart rate by controlling the electrical signals that trigger each beat. Supplements are unlikely to lower heart rate in most healthy people, although they may be ...

Bradycardia, a slow resting heart rate, is healthy for elite athletes — but it can be dangerous if not caused by exercise training.

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in the United States. These are the steps you need to take to reduce your risk.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and chronic heart failure (CHF) are two major and even growing cardiovascular conditions that often coexist. However, few data are available to guide treatment of AF in ...