Peripheral Artery Disease -PAD: Risk Factors, Symptoms...
About 18 million people in the United States have PAD, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
September 5, 2019
Obesity, Hypertension Harming Progress Against Heart Disease,...
Many years of progress in fighting heart disease, which remains the No. 1 killer of all Americans, seems to have...
September 3, 2019
The Skinny on Healthy Fats: Saturated vs....
A superfood-like status captured by coconut oil was swiftly stripped away after the American Heart Association (AHA) updated its guidelines,...
July 22, 2019
Lipid Program Fights Statin Intolerance, Aims for...
Most people understand the importance of managing high cholesterol and its crucial link to cardiovascular health. But for those patients...
June 25, 2019
High Blood Pressure: Knowing Your Risk, Improving...
By now, you would think that most people are aware of the risks associated with high blood pressure, including heart...
May 16, 2019
Transforming ‘TAVR’: More Aortic Valve Patients Will...
The aortic valve, one of four valves that regulate blood flow through the heart, undoubtedly serves a vital function. For...
April 1, 2019
Roundup: Heart Attack Rate Drops in Older...
Heart Attack Rate Among Adults 65 and Older Drops by One-Third, Researcher Say Since the mid-1990s, the number of older...
March 29, 2019
Most Adults Should Not Take Daily Aspirin...
In an official reversal of long-standing practice, doctors now say that most older adults should not take an aspirin a...
March 20, 2019
FDA Approves Expanded Use of ‘MitraClip’ for...
A device called the MitraClip was introduced in 2013 to treat patients with mitral valve prolapse, and other abnormalities that...
March 19, 2019
What is Critical Limb Ischemia (CLI)?
Critical limb ischemia (CLI) is an advanced form of peripheral artery disease that causes pain, ulcers or gangrene in the...
February 28, 2019
