Triathlete’s pain was the start of a rare form of heart attack
MaryKay West was at work in Portland, Oregon, after a long weekend in Southern California.
Her husband, Jeff, had a work assignment there and she...
Both blood pressure numbers could predict your heart attack, stroke
Blood pressure is made up of two numbers: systolic and diastolic.
Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the ventricles pump blood out of the...
Research finds root causes of heart rhythm diseases
According to the National Institute of Health, when abnormal electrical activity causes the heart to beat too quickly, too slowly, or erratically, the condition...
Heart inflammation 7 times more likely with COVID-19 than vaccines
Myocarditis is inflammation of the heart muscle.
Myocarditis has rarely been reported. When reported, the cases have especially been in adolescents and young adult males within several days after mRNA COVID-19...
She was working out at the gym when her heart stopped
On an August morning, Nicole Tetreault, her husband, Brian, and their 2-year-old daughter, Ella, had eaten breakfast and taken a walk.
Nicole hadn't been feeling...
Environmental noise can cause inflammation, blood vessel damage
In a recent study from Massachusetts General Hospital, scientists found a mechanism through which long-term exposure to noise leads to inflammation, blood vessel damage,...
Fried foods may give you higher risks of heart disease, stroke
Cardiovascular diseases include conditions such as arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, vascular dementia, and stroke.
In a study from...
A new way to prevent heart attacks, strokes
Heart and vascular, or cardiovascular, diseases include health conditions such as arrhythmias, coronary heart disease, heart attack, high blood pressure, congenital heart defects, vascular dementia,...
COVID-19 drug Paxlovid may interact with common heart disease drugs
Heart disease patients with COVID-19 are often treated with nirmatrelvir-ritonavir (Paxlovid) to prevent progression to severe disease.
However, the COVID-19 drug can interact with some...
“Bad” cholesterol may increase your risk of long COVID
Cholesterol is a waxy, fat-like substance that your body needs for good health, but in the right amounts. Unhealthy levels of cholesterol can cause...