March Madness also time to honor mom's love of tournament
Mar 20, 2019
Jeff Logan started Pat's Picks – a fun college basketball tournament pick'em – to honor his late mother, who died from complications from aortic dissection surgery.
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Family adopts three children with three different heart conditions
Mar 20, 2019
While many American families adopt children from China, even multiple children, there's more to the Fussell family. Each of the three children they adopted had a heart condition.
Emphysema may increase risk of ruptured aneurysms
Mar 19, 2019
Older adults with emphysema may face a higher risk of bleeding strokes and ruptured aortic aneurysms, a new study finds.
New guidelines: Healthy lifestyle, managing risks are key to preventing heart attack, stroke
Mar 17, 2019
New science-based guidelines say the most important way to prevent heart disease, stroke and other cardiovascular problems is to maintain a healthy lifestyle and manage cholesterol and blood pressure.
Dramatic rise of e-cigarettes and new tobacco products poses major public health concern
Mar 13, 2019
A new generation of tobacco products threatens to addict a new generation of users to nicotine, a report warns.
Little Ruben needed a new heart – and a surgeon willing to take on the complex operation
Mar 11, 2019
Children's Hospital Los Angeles faced one of its most challenging cases: A baby with his heart pointing the wrong way and his plumbing backward.
Irregular sleep could negatively impact heart health
Mar 8, 2019
Night-to-night changes in when people get to sleep and how long they sleep could impact cardiovascular risk, according to a new study.
Belly fat raises risk of heart disease, stroke in older women despite normal BMI
Mar 7, 2019
Are you an "apple" or a "pear"? The answer can mean a big difference in heart disease risk for women after menopause.
Concerns about heart health amid the opioid, meth epidemic
Mar 7, 2019
While worries about the dangers of drug use and overdosing have hit homes nationwide, there's also a growing concern, and a new raft of studies, about the cardiovascular dangers emerging from opioid and meth abuse.
Can social connection aid heart health in African-American community?
Mar 6, 2019
For black adults, connecting with neighbors could do much more than create a sense of community – it also might be good for their heart.