February 27, 2020 by John Fernandez
‘Silent’ Heart Attacks: Vital Facts on...
Nearly half of all heart attacks may be “silent” – occurring without...
Roundup: Bad Cholesterol, Low Carb Diets and...
Otherwise Healthy People with High LDL Cholesterol Vulnerable to Heart Disease Healthy adults with an overall low risk of cardiovascular disease may still need to...
August 24, 2018 / 4 min read
What Is Cardiac Catheterization?
You’ve experienced chest discomfort during exercise. Your doctor sent you to a cardiologist, who ordered a stress test, and the results indicate your heart needs...
August 23, 2018 / 4 min read
Heart Health: Calcium Scoring Test Detects Heart...
Eating healthy, exercising and not smoking are lifestyle factors long associated with preventing heart disease. Newer evidence, like the recent study of more than a...
July 26, 2018 / 1 min read
Hardening of the Arteries: Sudden Death of...
Atherosclerosis — more commonly known as ‘hardening of the arteries’ — is a slow, progressive disease that can start in childhood. In some people, it...
July 24, 2018 / 3 min read
Roundup: Supplements Don’t Help Heart, Babies &...
Another study indicates that a wide range of vitamin and mineral supplements bought by millions of Americans do not help prevent heart disease.
July 13, 2018 / 4 min read
Roundup: New EKG Guidelines, Common Meds’ Depression...
Electrocardiograms Not Recommended for Low-Risk Patients, New Guidelines Say An electrocardiogram — commonly known as an EKG or ECG — is a test that measures...
June 15, 2018 / 4 min read
Too Many Adults are Not Taking Their...
As many as half of adults in the U.S. are not taking their prescribed medications for serious chronic conditions, such as high blood pressure, according...
June 5, 2018 / 3 min read
She had a Stroke at 23: ‘This...
Kimberly San Martin was in an exercise class when she started to get dizzy and experienced weakness on her left side. It may be hard...
April 17, 2018 / 2 min read
E-Cigarettes: Hidden Harms From Toxic Ingredients
The fruity flavors of and odorless smoke emitted by e-cigarettes are not as harmless as users believe. The 10 million adults and teenagers who vape...
April 11, 2018 / 3 min read
Heart Attack Symptoms: ‘I had the Wrong...
One day five years ago, Beatriz Martinez remembers that she felt symptoms she had never experienced before, including shortness of breath, dizziness and a pain...
April 9, 2018 / 2 min read
