Learn CPR: Why it matters more than you may realize
Oct 14, 2026
CPR can help save a life. Learn why training matters, what classes cover and how to find the right CPR course for your work or personal needs.
Heart Attack News
She hoped her back pain wasn’t a heart attack. It was.
Oct 9, 2026
Back pain, exhaustion and breathing trouble signaled Tia Emard’s heart attack at 45. Since then, she has lost nearly half her body weight and shares her story to help others recognize the warning signs.
Can you have a heart attack and not know it?
Sep 22, 2026
It's possible to have a silent heart attack with mild or no symptoms. Learn the warning signs, risk factors, long-term health risks and prevention strategies.
3 heart attacks, 3 strokes, a heart transplant and a new mission
Sep 3, 2026
Years of unexplained health problems led educator Angela Hughes Lewis to heart failure, a heart transplant and a commitment to helping women protect their heart health.
What PREVENT can tell you about heart disease risk
Aug 31, 2026
Learn how the PREVENT equations can help you and your doctor identify risk for heart attack, stroke and heart failure before symptoms develop.
EMT instructor saved by his students using CPR
Aug 28, 2026
Karl Arps went from pretending to have chest pain for an EMT class exercise to going into cardiac arrest. Students and instructors in class used CPR and an AED to save him. After triple bypass surgery, he’s back teaching.
Family history and ultrasound help save woman with aortic dissection
Aug 6, 2026
Sara Adair feared an aortic dissection after chest pain struck. Her family history raised concern, and a bedside ultrasound revealed the life-threatening tear in time for emergency surgery.
Why 'cough CPR' doesn't work (and what to do instead)
Jul 31, 2026
Social media posts continue to spread misinformation about how coughing forcefully can treat a heart attack. Doctors debunk this myth and share what actually to do.
How a cardiac crisis can impact mental health
Jul 30, 2026
Emotional and psychiatric problems often accompany a heart attack, cardiac arrest or heart surgery. Here's what caregivers and patients alike need to know.
A heart attack ended his marathon training. Then his heart stopped.
Jul 30, 2026
Michael Bonnardi thought he was feeling his age when marathon training became harder. Instead, the fatigue was an early warning sign of a heart attack and cardiac arrest. Now, he's focused on staying active in a different way.