Nearly half of Irish heart attack survivors who smoked at the time of heart attack are still smoking up to two years later, a new study has found.

The average is around five in every 100 people, however it's almost nine in every 100 at the Co Cork facility.

There has been a 40% reduction in deaths in hospitals due to heart attacks since 2007.

Deaths from heart attacks and strokes could rise as the obesity epidemic takes it toll, experts have warned.

A world first medical trial in Cork could have the potential to see damaged hearts repaired with a single injection.

Every minute that passes, the chance of survival from cardiac arrest drops by 10%.

Looking for calcium in coronary arteries could provide an early warning of future heart attacks in people still in the prime of life, research has shown.

US media is reporting that Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher has had a heart attack on board a flight from London to Los Angeles.

Grim details were recalled yesterday of the crime which struck fear into rural Ireland when a quiet Co Limerick bachelor collapsed and died as he came upon two men carrying out a burglary at his house writes Jimmy Wolfe from the Irish Examiner.

Being angry or upset can more than double the chance of having a heart attack.

A Donegal man who nearly died after he suffered a cardiac arrest during a game of golf last week has praised his fellow golfers for saving his life.

Margaret Jennings talks to former Kerry GAA player Pat Spillane about the lessons he has learned from his father’s early death and his mother’s determination to provide for her children.

Broadcasting legend Gay Byrne has suffered a heart attack.

An Athlone GAA player owes his life to the quick action of medics and fellow players when he suffered a suspected heart attack yesterday.

Mums spend so much time looking out for children and partners that their own health often comes last as Jolanta Brzozwska discovered when she had a heart attack, writes Arlene Harris

Women are more likely to die following heart attack treatment than men, research has found.

The Class of 92 were united in mourning at the funeral of Neville Neville, the father of former Manchester United footballers Gary and Phil.

4,500 women died last year from either a heart attack or stroke, making it the number one killer of women in Ireland, with women six times more likely to die from it than from breast cancer.

Many heart attack patients are not taking the correct steps to look after their heart health and prevent another attack from happening, experts have warned.

A passenger jet made an emergency landing at Shannon Airport this morning after declaring a medical emergency over the Atlantic.

Northern Ireland’s First Minister Peter Robinson is recovering in hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack.

The North’s First Minister could be facing a night in hospital after suffering a suspected heart attack.

The son of a 70-year-old man who last weekend collapsed at his daughter’s wedding and later died from a heart attack, yesterday blamed lengthening HSE waiting lists for his father’s death.

It is reported the death rates from heart attacks are almost double the national average in six small hospitals.

Two sister hospitals in neighbouring counties have emerged as having the country’s best and worst death rates for heart attack patients in their care.

Blowing your top can dramatically increase the risk of a heart attack, a study has found.

Patients taught how to recognise the symptoms of a heart attack get to hospital much faster for life-saving treatment.

Outbursts of anger may trigger heart attacks, strokes and other cardiovascular problems in the two hours immediately afterwards.

A report into hospital death rates has found patients are 10 times more likely to die of a heart attack depending on where they are treated.