Be aware of how drugs can affect heart rhythms, report says
Sep 15, 2020
A statement from the American Heart Association reminds health care providers to stay alert to the potential for common medications to cause irregular heartbeats.
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A closer look at COVID-19 and heart complications among athletes
Sep 11, 2020
Studying an issue that transcends sports, cardiologists are weighing an update to guidelines and awaiting data from pro leagues that restarted as NFL season kicks off.
Immune-boosting cancer treatment may pose cardiovascular risk
Sep 8, 2020
People with melanoma taking an immunotherapy drug experienced increased inflammation in their arteries, new research shows. 8.3.0
What COVID-19 is doing to the heart, even after recovery
Sep 3, 2020
Emerging research finds evidence of heart damage in many COVID-19 survivors, whether they were seriously ill or not.
She's a heart doctor. Her son got COVID-19. Then she did. And her husband … and daughter.
Aug 31, 2020
Dr. Stacey Rosen should've known better. Yet her setback also led to changes for the better.
Researchers explore how COVID-19 affects heart health in Black women
Aug 25, 2020
New research will investigate how COVID-19 impacts cardiovascular health for African American women, a group often left out of medical studies.
The hunt for COVID-19 treatments has researchers optimistic
Aug 20, 2020
Since no vaccine will be 100% effective, figuring out how to best treat COVID-19 is critical, especially in people with heart disease and other conditions that increase the risk for severe illness.
As hurricane season and pandemic collide, here's how to stay safe
Aug 17, 2020
Hurricane season and other natural disasters can be stressful – and impact heart health. But how do heart and stroke patients prepare when you toss in a pandemic?
More school, less heart disease? Researchers keep finding evidence
Aug 12, 2020
A growing school of thought sees a link between education and protection from heart disease.
Black people get fewer heart valve replacements, but inequity gap is narrowing
Aug 11, 2020
Almost two-thirds of people in the U.S. who need aortic valve replacements don’t get them, says a study that found Black people are less likely to undergo the procedure.