SAN MARCOS — CHRISTUS Health recognizes American Heart Month as a time to bring awareness to the body’s most vital organ and educate people on how to keep it healthy. According to the American Heart Association, heart disease is the leading cause of death for adults in the U.S., killing approximatel...

February is American Heart Month. During this time, the American Heart Association asks people to talk with friends, family and colleagues about the causes of heart disease in hopes of helping others stay on a path of good heart health. Fact #1: Heart disease kills more than 600,000 Americans every ...

Cardiovascular disease is claiming more lives than all forms of cancer and chronic lower respiratory diseases combined, according to experts. However, Americans can do more to prevent an epidemic that accounted for more than 800,000 deaths in 2016.  In the United States, heart disease, which include...