As a teen, she saw her mom die from the same heart problem she inherited
Sep 2, 2021
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy took her mother's life and might have taken hers, too, if not for a device implanted in her chest.
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Rural heart patients could face more hopelessness
Sep 1, 2021
Living in a rural setting and being unmarried were each linked to higher rates of hopelessness among people with heart disease, according to research that urges health care professionals to screen and counsel those most at risk.
Registries of college athletes with COVID-19 aim to learn more about virus's long-term impact
Sep 1, 2021
Cardiologists and sports medicine physicians plan to use registry databases to study the potential health effects of COVID-19 on college athletes.
New York woman who saved husband's life inspires others to learn CPR
Aug 31, 2021
More than 50 community members have been trained in CPR since hearing Lisa Wiles describe how she helped keep her husband alive when his heart stopped.
How your job can affect your heart health
Aug 30, 2021
Studies show jobs can affect health, some positively and some negatively. Whatever happens during the workday, there are things to consider to ensure good health on and off the job.
Eating walnuts every day could lower bad cholesterol in older adults
Aug 30, 2021
A handful of walnuts a day for two years may lower bad cholesterol levels and lessen heart risks in older adults, new research shows.
What are researchers doing to stop dementia?
Aug 27, 2021
As the population ages and more people develop Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, research into the causes and how to slow or prevent the conditions branches into new areas.
He got help F.A.S.T. for his stroke. His mother wasn't as lucky.
Aug 26, 2021
Mike Maddux had time and technology on his side when he had a stroke on the same date as his mother's stroke 14 years earlier.
Cardiac arrest program may improve bystander CPR but not survival in Black people
Aug 25, 2021
A statewide effort improved some aspects of cardiac arrest treatment, according to a study that also found gaps along racial lines.
Despite progress, Black patients still less likely to get heart transplants
Aug 25, 2021
New research reveals persistent racial disparities in the world of heart transplants, with Black patients less likely to get a transplant than their white peers. And when they do, they're more likely to die afterward.
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