How Heart Scars Trigger Dangerous Heart Rhythm Disease
When someone has a heart attack, part of the heart muscle loses its blood supply and becomes damaged.
The body repairs this injury by replacing...
What’s in a vape? Why e-cigarettes are hardly harmless
Compared with traditional cigarettes, electronic cigarettes can seem simple and harmless.
After all, they trade the eye-stinging smoke of burning tobacco leaves for something that...
Just 10 Days After Giving Birth, She Had Heart Attack
A week and a half after giving birth to her second daughter, Amy Mazur-Hession began feeling back pain. At first, she attributed the pain...
His Heart Stopped During A Workout At Age 39. Then It Happened Again 2...
With 10 minutes left in his regular 6 a.m. fitness class, Kyle Hartley paused his rowing workout to grab a drink of water.
He took...
Popular Cholesterol Drug May Carry Hidden Kidney Risks
A widely used cholesterol medicine may carry a small but important risk for the kidneys, according to a large study led by researchers at...
Could a Routine Vaccine Help Prevent Strokes and Heart attacks?
Shingles is a painful illness that becomes more common as people get older. It is caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox.
After a...
Heart Attack Couldn’t Keep Mom from Her Son’s Marine Ceremony
Rikki Crider isn’t the type to barge in on her neighbors. Yet there she was, in their kitchen, after letting herself in through their...
Even a Little Exercise May Prevent Stroke in People with Irregular Heartbeat
Regular physical activity is well known to strengthen the heart, but many people with atrial fibrillation worry that exercise could be unsafe.
New research suggests...
Three Midlife Diseases May Cost 13 Years of Dementia-Free Life
Taking care of your heart and blood vessels in middle age may also help protect your brain for many years.
A large study found that...
Cholesterol May Damage the Heart from the Inside
Cholesterol is best known for building up in arteries and increasing the risk of heart attacks and strokes.
But scientists have discovered another way excess...