COVID infection and vaccination linked to heart disease
A recent study from Cedars-Sinai confirmed the link between a debilitating heart condition and COVID-19 and, to a lesser extent, a novel link between...
How recognize, live with and prevent common heart rhythm disease
Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a fast and irregular heart rhythm that, left untreated, can lead to blood clots, stroke and heart failure.
It's the...
This sedative drug for surgery increases heart damage risk when used at night
Midazolam injection is used to produce sleepiness or drowsiness and relieve anxiety before surgery.
When midazolam is used before surgery, the patient will not remember some...
Newer type 2 diabetes drug reduces heart disease risk in men more than in...
In a study from Monash University, scientists found a common type 2 diabetes drug can reduce heart disease risk in men more than in...
Show your heart some love!
Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the U.S. for both men and women. But you can take steps to protect your...
They married at a hospital chapel, days before the groom’s triple bypass surgery
Although weekday weddings are a growing trend, Daniel Pecoraro and Lisa Siegel hadn't originally scheduled theirs for a Monday afternoon.
And certainly not at a...
Cutting costs shouldn’t cost you your heart health
Not to let the threat of inflation lead you to make choices that could impact your heart health.
Social isolation, loneliness may raise your risk of heart failure
Scientists have found that social isolation and loneliness are important risk factors for cardiovascular disease, but less has been known about their specific connection...
Beta blockers: how these common heart medications may reduce the risk of violence
Beta blockers are medications commonly used for treating cardiac problems such as high blood pressure, chest pain, irregular heartbeat and heart failure.
In the US,...
11 things to know to save a life with CPR
When a heart stops, seconds matter. But too often, when someone has a cardiac arrest away from a hospital, people in a position to...