What Is Congestive Heart Failure?
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Congestive heart failure is a scary diagnosis nobody wants to hear, but what is the condition and how do you manage it?Plenty of people are affected: Roughly 5.7 million Americans are living with congestive…
Learn MoreWhat is a Heart Pacemaker?
MONDAY, Feb. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Millions of people worldwide live with a pacemaker that regulates their heartbeat, but exactly what are these devices and how do they work?Pacemakers can save the lives of heart patients by preventing conditio…
Learn MoreWhat Is a Heart Attack and What Are the Symptoms?
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States alone, more than 800,000 heart attacks occur each year. That number will likely continue to rise: The American College of Cardiology predicts significant increases in heart disease and ca…
Learn MoreWhat Is a Heart Attack and What Are the Symptoms?
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States alone, more than 800,000 heart attacks occur each year. That number will likely continue to rise: The American College of Cardiology predicts significant increases in heart disease and ca…
Learn MoreWhat Is a Heart Attack and What Are the Symptoms?
THURSDAY, Feb. 9, 2023 (HealthDay News) — In the United States alone, more than 800,000 heart attacks occur each year. That number will likely continue to rise: The American College of Cardiology predicts significant increases in heart disease and ca…
Learn MoreSudden Chest Pain: What Is Angina Pectoris?
TUESDAY, Feb. 7, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That feeling of crushing pain in your chest can be a medical emergency, but it can also be angina pectoris, or “stable angina” — a symptom of coronary heart disease that can be managed with medication.Angina c…
Learn MoreWhat Is Coronary Heart Disease?
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That seemingly sudden heart attack? It may have been triggered by underlying coronary heart disease. Heart attack is a big event, but for some it might be the first sign of a problem that has been building for …
Learn MoreWhat Is Coronary Heart Disease?
MONDAY, Feb. 6, 2023 (HealthDay News) — That seemingly sudden heart attack? It may have been triggered by underlying coronary heart disease. Heart attack is a big event, but for some it might be the first sign of a problem that has been building for …
Learn MoreAMI, Stroke Risk Elevated for Women With Preeclampsia Within 20 Years
FRIDAY, Feb. 3, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Women with a history of preeclampsia have a significantly increased risk for acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischemic stroke within and after 10 years of delivery, according to a study published online Ja…
Learn MorePreeclampsia in Pregnancy a Bad Sign for Women’s Future Heart Health
THURSDAY, Jan. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — A new study finds troubling information about a link between the pregnancy complication preeclampsia and future heart attack, even in younger women.Danish researchers found a fourfold higher risk of heart at…
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