Heart and Stroke News

While home recovering from COVID-19, she saved her husband's life

Feb 23, 2023

Mike Button of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, went into cardiac arrest while working in his home office. His wife, Stephanie, saw it happen and quickly started CPR.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Cardiac Arrest, CPR

Give me a beet: Why this root vegetable should be on your plate

Feb 22, 2023

Beets are full of color and nutrients that give them medicinal properties that could help fight diseases.

Categories: Healthy Living News | Tags: Eat It or Leave It, Food & Nutrition News

Active, healthy, pregnant … and in need of a new aortic valve

Feb 21, 2023

Only after Erin Kidwell of Dallas passed out while running did she learn that giving birth to her third child could be life-threatening.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Heart disease

Understanding the stroke-depression link – and what survivors and families can do

Feb 20, 2023

Up to half of stroke survivors may experience depression at some point. Sen. John Fetterman's treatment is drawing attention to the issue.

Categories: Stroke | Tags: Brain Health, Mental Health News

Take it from Damar: Learning CPR is easy, quick and can save a life

Feb 20, 2023

Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills has issued the #3forHeart CPR Challenge, encouraging everyone to learn CPR so they can save a life, just like others did for him.

Categories: CPR | Tags: Cardiac Arrest, Prevention

The connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease risks

Feb 20, 2023

As a woman transitions to menopause, her risk factors for cardiovascular disease rise, research shows.

Categories: Women’s Health | Tags: Heart disease, Prevention

Next feat for doc who gave CPR to 2 runners in 1 race? Preventing more hearts from stopping.

Feb 17, 2023

Dr. Steven Lome made headlines for his lifesaving feat at the Monterey Bay Half Marathon. In addition to promoting CPR and AEDs, he's using the platform to encourage others to adopt a heart-healthier lifestyle – like he did.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: CPR, Cardiac Arrest, Prevention

To make history, a major study on Black heart health looked beyond the lab

Feb 16, 2023

The Jackson Heart Study has produced many insights on cardiovascular health, but before it could do so, it had to win the trust of Black men and women in Mississippi.

Categories: Health Equity News | Tags: Heart disease, High Blood Pressure News, Health disparities

Heart problem could've ended his college basketball career before it began. It didn't.

Feb 15, 2023

King McClure sought more information when doctors at Baylor University discovered he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. An ICD enabled him to keep playing.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Heart disease, Fitness & Exercise News

Older adults with irregular sleep patterns may face higher risk of hardened arteries

Feb 15, 2023

Not sticking to a regular sleep schedule may raise the risk for atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque that can lead to a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.

Categories: Healthy Living News | Tags: Heart attack, Stroke News, Prevention