Patients who receive an add-on medication soon after a heart attack have a significantly better prognosis than those who receive it later, or not all, new research suggests.

A major new study shows that giving heart attack patients a cholesterol-lowering combo treatment early on – not months later – can dramatically improve their outlook and even save lives. Patients trea ...

The largest study to date suggests that patients at high risk for heart attacks and strokes should begin immediate treatment ...

Experts analysed 14 previous studies involving more than 100,000 patients at very high risk of a heart attack or stroke, or ...