Heart Health

Stress could trigger a second heart attack

Stress can be caused by financial woes, work pressures, relationship issues, illness or even natural disasters or health crises like the emerging coronavirus. In a...

How to prevent a second heart attack or stroke in the COVID-19 pandemic

As hospitals, health professionals and healthcare systems, governments and leaders work to reduce community spread of the coronavirus in the U.S. and protect the...

Eating more protein could help reduce heart rhythm disorder in women

In a new study, researchers found that women who ate slightly more than the recommended daily amount of protein were significantly less likely to...

Listening to music 30 minutes a day could benefit people with heart attack

In a new study, researchers found that patients who suffered episodes of chest pain soon after a heart attack, known as early post-infarction angina,...

Women have heavier burden of chest pain, but less artery narrowing

In a new study, researchers found that women with coronary artery disease that reduces blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle (ischemia) have...

What heart patients should know about coronavirus

The coronavirus should have everyone's attention by now, health experts say. And people with heart disease have extra reasons to be alert. COVID-19, which was...

To reap heart benefits of a plant-based diet, avoid junk food

Plant-based diets are becoming more popular in many areas of the world, but the health benefits of this dietary pattern may depend largely on...

Smog may shorten life span for those with heart failure

Study after study has concluded that air pollution could be bad for heart health. For people already living with heart failure, new research shows it...

Short-term use of these drugs may cut risk for ‘broken heart’ syndrome

In a new study, researchers found that in early bereavement, low-dose metoprolol and aspirin can reduce physiological and psychological measures of 'broken heart' syndrome. The...

Statin drugs can starve cancer cells to death

More than 35 million Americans take statin drugs daily to lower their blood cholesterol levels. In a new study, researchers added to growing evidence that...