Pages tagged: heart attack

Dear Judy, Hypertension and elevated cholesterol are not the only risk factors for heart disease. Some of the others are...

Most heart attacks occur as a result of a blood clot critically obstructing or completely blocking an artery in the...

Studies have led to better therapies and more information about the heart after a heart attack or myocardial infarction (MI)....

Why do I need to take ACE inhibitors? ACE inhibitors are used to treat congestive heart failure (CHF) and high blood pressure (hypertension)....

A patent foramen ovale (PFO) means that the foramen ovale stays open after birth. About 1 out of every 3 or 4 people has PFO. Most people with PFO go their whole lives without any symptoms. In fact, PFO is usually discovered only when patients undergo tests for other heart conditions.

How you can survive a heart attack and help educate others. About one third of Americans who have a heart...

About 735,000 Americans have heart attacks every year. In fact, it is estimated that about every 34 seconds, somebody in...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the effects of cigarette smoking account for about 480,000 deaths each...

I have written before about how depression, if left untreated, can have a negative effect on heart health, especially for...

You know that February is Heart Month. Although I encourage all women to take charge of their heart health every...

We often find ourselves missing loved ones that have passed on, or allow ourselves to become overly stressed. But no...

People often laugh when they hear talk about the mind-body connection, but when it comes to cardiac health, everyone –...