Does kindness equal happiness and health?
Feb 15, 2022
Random Acts of Kindness Week reminds us of love and happiness – but it can bring health benefits, too.
Heart Disease News
Damage from preeclampsia may be seen decades later in the eyes
Feb 14, 2022
Women who had a type of high blood pressure during pregnancy called preeclampsia have signs of damage to the small blood vessels in the eye by middle age, according to a new study that may help explain their increased heart risk later in life.
Susan Lucci's new stent and renewed mission for women's heart health
Feb 14, 2022
Three years ago, soap opera legend Susan Lucci was treated for two blocked arteries and urged women to take care of themselves. Last month she had another episode, and almost didn't take her own advice.
For 11-year-old hockey player, breathlessness signaled a struggling heart
Feb 9, 2022
After fainting during gym class twice, Jake Burnam of St. Joseph, Missouri, got an explanation for the strange breathlessness he'd been experiencing: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Living in segregated neighborhoods may double heart health risks for Black young adults
Feb 2, 2022
Living in segregated neighborhoods during young adulthood may double Black adults' risk for coronary artery calcium, a predictor of heart disease, a new study finds.
A joyous birth, followed by heart failure
Feb 1, 2022
Danecia Williams of Wichita, Kansas, went into heart failure after delivering her first child. She had two strokes and then a heart transplant. Then she met the family of her teenage donor.
Healthy living could offset genetics and add years free of heart disease
Jan 31, 2022
People who adhere to seven healthy lifestyle metrics may be able to dramatically offset their lifetime risk for heart disease – even if they are at high genetic risk, a new study finds.
A healthy thyroid can be key to a healthy heart
Jan 20, 2022
Many people may not associate their thyroid gland with heart health, but they should. Thyroid hormones affect the entire body, and too much or too little can have a big cardiovascular impact.
Children with COVID-19-related inflammatory syndrome fully recover heart function
Jan 19, 2022
Children with COVID-19 who develop multisystem inflammatory syndrome, or MIS-C, a condition that causes heart problems, appear to fully recover within three months, a new study shows.
What heart and stroke patients need to know about COVID-19 in 2022
Jan 18, 2022
The omicron variant means much has changed, but people with heart disease and stroke still can protect themselves.