Common treatment for heart rhythm disease may be riskier for women
An arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, is a problem with the rate or rhythm of your heartbeat. Your heart may beat too quickly, too slowly,...
A new heart brings new hope
When Sethan Wilder heard the heart he had been waiting for was available, the range of emotions he’d been feeling in the months prior...
High blood pressure can cause common heart rate disease
A heart arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat.
Heart rhythm problems (heart arrhythmias) occur when the electrical signals that coordinate the heart's beats don't work properly.
The...
How to lower heart disease and breast cancer risk at the same time
It turns out that many of the lifestyle behaviors that help fight off breast cancer in women also can help them avoid heart disease.
Think...
Cholesterol-lowering drugs statins linked to higher risks of diabetes
If you have high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, your doctor may prescribe medication in addition to lifestyle changes to control your LDL cholesterol level.
Statin...
Salt and processed meats linked to deaths in diabetes and heart disease
In a recent study, scientists found that salt and too many processed meats are linked to most deaths from diabetes, stroke, and heart disease.
The...
Heart disease and stroke risks are the same in men and women
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women. One person dies every 34 seconds in the United States from heart disease.
Leading risk factors for...
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...