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WomenTalk: Matters of the Heart
Read More: WomenTalk: Matters of the HeartThis episode is all about heart health — and why it’s something women can’t afford to ignore. Heart disease is the number one killer of women, yet so many of us don’t realize our risk or know what to look for. We’re joined by Martha Gulati, M.D., a leading expert in preventive cardiology and women’s…
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After a Stroke, 5 Implantable Defibrillators and a Heart Transplant, I’m Stronger than Ever
Read More: After a Stroke, 5 Implantable Defibrillators and a Heart Transplant, I’m Stronger than EverAs told to Jacquelyne Froeber Growing up, I got my yearly physical at school just like all my other classmates. It was the same drill every time: The doctor checked your spine for scoliosis, listened to your heart for problems and then sent you on your way. But my first year of junior high was…
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Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca
Read More: Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca+ Infographic text Las enfermedades cardiacas son la causa principal de muertes de mujeres en EE.UU. Aquí encontrarás 6 cifras que proporcionan un buen resumen general de tu salud cardiovascular. 1. Presión arterial: La fuerza que debe aplicar tu sangre para pasar por tus arterias Cifra superior (sistólica): la presión que tu corazón ejerce contra…
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Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca
Read More: Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca+ Infographic text Las enfermedades cardiacas son la causa principal de muertes de mujeres en EE.UU. Aquí encontrarás 6 cifras que proporcionan un buen resumen general de tu salud cardiovascular. 1. Presión arterial: La fuerza que debe aplicar tu sangre para pasar por tus arterias Cifra superior (sistólica): la presión que tu corazón ejerce contra…
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Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca
Read More: Las 6 cifras que toda mujer debe conocer para comprender su salud cardiaca+ Infographic text Las enfermedades cardiacas son la causa principal de muertes de mujeres en EE.UU. Aquí encontrarás 6 cifras que proporcionan un buen resumen general de tu salud cardiovascular. 1. Presión arterial: La fuerza que debe aplicar tu sangre para pasar por tus arterias Cifra superior (sistólica): la presión que tu corazón ejerce contra…
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6 Numbers Every Woman Needs to Know to Understand Their Heart Health
Read More: 6 Numbers Every Woman Needs to Know to Understand Their Heart Health+ Infographic text Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the U.S. Here are 6 numbers that offer a good snapshot of your cardiovascular health. 1. Blood Pressure – How much force your blood must use to get through your arteries. Top number (Systolic) – the pressure that your heart pumps against when…
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Lo que debes saber de la insuficiencia cardiaca
Read More: Lo que debes saber de la insuficiencia cardiacaEspañol ¿Has escuchado de la insuficiencia cardiaca? No es un ataque cardiaco. Son dos enfermedades cardiacas diferentes. Un ataque cardiaco es cuando la circulación sanguínea al corazón se reduce u obstruye repentinamente. La insuficiencia cardiaca ocurre cuando el corazón no bombea sangre adecuadamente. Y afecta a casi 3 millones de mujeres cada año. Comprender este…
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What Women Need to Know About Heart Failure
Read More: What Women Need to Know About Heart FailureHave you heard of heart failure? It’s not a heart attack. But they’re both forms of heart disease. A heart attack is when blood flow to the heart is suddenly reduced or blocked. Heart failure happens when the heart doesn’t pump blood as well as it should. And it affects almost 3 million women a…
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FAQs About Heart Valve Disease
Read More: FAQs About Heart Valve DiseaseWhen was the last time you listened to your heart? Or better yet, had your healthcare provider (HCP) tune in? Heart valve disease is on the rise, and catching it early can be a matter of life or death. Studies show as many as half of the people with a type of advanced valve disease…
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Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?
Read More: Are You at Risk for Heart Disease?+ Infographic text Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the U.S. What is heart disease? Heart disease includes many different conditions that affect the heart and its structures, like veins and arteries. The most common type of heart disease in women is coronary artery disease What increases your risk for heart disease? …
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Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About High Triglycerides
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions and Answers About High TriglyceridesMost cholesterol tests will usually measure triglycerides, but they aren’t a type of cholesterol. However, triglycerides are related to the two types of cholesterol: LDL and HDL. Like cholesterol, triglycerides are types of lipids (or fats) that travel through the blood to perform essential functions in the body. And, like LDL cholesterol, high levels of…
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The Intersection of Heart Disease, Diabetes and Stroke
Read More: The Intersection of Heart Disease, Diabetes and StrokeDebora Grandison, a 63-year-old author in St. Louis, MO, first learned that she had issues with her heart in 1988 when she went into preterm labor. The labor stopped but the medications she needed caused complications, leading to a few weeks in intensive care where she was diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse and gestational diabetes.…
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Introducción a los triglicéridos: Qué son y por qué son importantes
Read More: Introducción a los triglicéridos: Qué son y por qué son importantesEnglish Los triglicéridos son lípidos, una sustancia grasa que se encuentra en tu sangre. Cada vez que comes, tu cuerpo transforma las calorías que no necesita inmediatamente en triglicéridos que se almacenan en las células grasas. Estos triglicéridos se liberan luego entre comidas para proporcionar energía. Cuando una persona ingiere en forma regular más calorías…
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Triglycerides 101: What They Are and Why They Matter
Read More: Triglycerides 101: What They Are and Why They MatterTriglycerides are lipids, a fatty substance found in your blood. Any time you eat, your body turns calories it doesn’t need right away into triglycerides that are stored in fat cells. These triglycerides are then released between meals to provide energy. When a person regularly takes in more calories than they burn, their triglyceride levels…
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Access, Affordability, Cardiovascular disease, Health insurance, Heart disease, Heart health, Medication, Prescription drugs
A Patient’s Journey: How to Navigate Health Insurance for Heart Disease
Read More: A Patient’s Journey: How to Navigate Health Insurance for Heart DiseaseFebruary 2, 2024, is National Wear Red Day and February is AmericanHeart Month. For the more than 60 million women in the United States living with some type of heart disease, navigating health insurance coverage can be overwhelming. A patient’s journey with heart disease should move seamlessly from diagnosis to treatment, with a strong partnership…
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Fast Facts: What Women Need to Know About Cardiovascular Disease
Read More: Fast Facts: What Women Need to Know About Cardiovascular DiseaseSeptember is National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month Medically reviewed by Nieca Goldberg, M.D. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the no. 1 cause of death in women in the U.S. But only 44 out of 100 women know that CVD is their biggest risk. Knowing the signs and symptoms of CVD and when to talk to…
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Why Don’t Women Get the Same Treatment for Heart Disease as Men?
Read More: Why Don’t Women Get the Same Treatment for Heart Disease as Men?Katherine Wilemon was 39 when she experienced crushing chest pain and pain radiating down her right arm. Her jaw was tight and she was scared. The paramedics who brought her to the emergency department (ED) said it was unlikely she was having a heart attack and told her to stay calm. “If it was your…
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I Had Quadruple Bypass Surgery at 48
Read More: I Had Quadruple Bypass Surgery at 48As told to Jacquelyne Froeber I felt the first real symptoms on Christmas Day. I was walking our family dog uphill through the neighborhood when I felt a strange tightness in my chest. “That’s weird,” I thought. I noticed I was slightly out of breath, too. By the time I got home, the tightness was…
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How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?
Read More: How Much Alcohol Is Too Much?If you participated in Dry January, the practice of cutting out alcohol for the whole month, you may be onto something. New research suggests you may also want to avoid excessive alcohol consumption year-round. According to a report from the World Heart Federation, any amount of alcohol may be harmful to your health. The report…
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Symptoms of Heart Attacks in Women
Read More: Symptoms of Heart Attacks in WomenThe statistics can make your heart skip a beat: 1 in 3 women die from cardiovascular disease each year. And heart disease — a type of cardiovascular disease that affects the heart’s ability to function — is the No.1 cause of death for women in the United States. Heart disease can lead to a heart…
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No, Latinos Don’t Actually Have Less Heart Disease – a New Large Study Refutes the Longstanding ‘Latino Paradox’
Read More: No, Latinos Don’t Actually Have Less Heart Disease – a New Large Study Refutes the Longstanding ‘Latino Paradox’By Olveen Carrasquillo, University of Miami The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Latinos may have higher rates of heart disease than previously thought, refuting a well-accepted idea known as the “Latino paradox,” according to a new study that I was involved in. The crux of the Latino…
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Cardiovascular disease, Chronic conditions, Heart disease, Heart health, Nutrition, Obesity, Preventive health, Weight management
Beer and Spirits Have More Detrimental Effects on the Waistline and on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Than Red or White Wine
Read More: Beer and Spirits Have More Detrimental Effects on the Waistline and on Cardiovascular Disease Risk Than Red or White WineBy Brittany Larsen, Iowa State University The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea Drinking beer and spirits is linked to elevated levels of visceral fat – the harmful type of fat that is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome, and other health complications –…
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The Sex of Your Cells Matters When It Comes to Heart Disease
Read More: The Sex of Your Cells Matters When It Comes to Heart DiseaseBy Heart tissue with XX chromosomes has a higher concentration of cells (colored green, with blue nuclei) that promote scarring than do cells with XY chromosomes.Brian Aguado, CC BY-NC-ND We found that the cells we grew on our hydrogel models were able to replicate the sex differences seen in valve tissue – namely, valve cells…
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Bystander CPR Saved My Husband’s Life
Read More: Bystander CPR Saved My Husband’s LifeFebruary is American Heart Month. Fifteen years ago in February, the month our nation dedicates to cardiovascular health for American Heart Month, my 34-year-old husband had a cardiac arrest in front of me. Two months earlier, just before Christmas, our first son had been born. We’d been navigating the upside-down days and nights of new…
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Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack and Stroke
Read More: Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack and StrokeDesign: Megan Schofield Medically reviewed by Dr. Nieca Goldberg Friday, February 4 is National Wear Red Day.
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Sugar High
Read More: Sugar HighA couple months ago, Neely Stasik was walking down the street in Chicago when she ran into a few friends she hadn’t seen in years. They were dying to know: Did she still consume crazy amounts of sugar like she did in college? “In my 20s and into my 30s I was eating candy all…
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cancer, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic conditions, Diabetes, Heart disease, Heart health, Obesity, sleep, Weight management
Obesity and Other Health Conditions
Read More: Obesity and Other Health ConditionsDesign: Megan Schofield Medically reviewed by Dr. Alexandra Sowa
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My Wife Has Severe Heart Disease
Read More: My Wife Has Severe Heart DiseaseEspañol As told to Kimberly Rex As a paramedic during my twenties and thirties, I dealt with endless medical emergencies. I placed paddles on patients’ chests, shocking their hearts back to beating, and performed CPR on countless heart attack victims. Since 2008, as a cardiology physician assistant (PA), I’ve spent my days examining heart failure…
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Cardio workouts, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Heart disease, Heart health, Heart healthy recipes, Medical tests, Nutrition, Obesity, Prevention, Preventive health
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your HCP About Cardiovascular Disease
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your HCP About Cardiovascular DiseaseMedically reviewed by Dr. Nieca Goldberg Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, accounting for 1 in 3 deaths. Yet, less than half of women recognize that heart disease is their number one killer. Heart disease — including coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction (also known as heart attack)…
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My Cardiovascular Disease Taught Me How to Live
Read More: My Cardiovascular Disease Taught Me How to LiveAs told to Kimberly Rex On a bright and early January morning 10 years ago, I sat in my living room while my one-year-old son Carter entertained himself in his playpen. My son has special needs. He was born at 23 weeks and spent more than six months in the neonatal intensive care unit. I’d…
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What You Need to Know About Cholesterol
Read More: What You Need to Know About CholesterolMedically reviewed by Dr. Nieca Goldberg Resources: American Heart Association
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Like Human Friends, Dogs Benefit our Physical and Mental Health
Read More: Like Human Friends, Dogs Benefit our Physical and Mental HealthI’m the type of person that will see you walking your pup and yell out, “I love your dog!” I don’t know you. I don’t know your dog. But the sheer joy of seeing a four-legged friend in the world makes me feel like I won best in show. My two pugs — Steve and…
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Cardiovascular disease, Heart disease, Heart healthy recipes, Nutrition, Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight management
Heart Disease Is the Number One Cause of Death for Women
Read More: Heart Disease Is the Number One Cause of Death for WomenKim Lewis couldn’t shake a persistent cough. She’d been having trouble sleeping and had no energy. After six months, Lewis’ primary care provider (PCP) sent her to a lung specialist. Within minutes, the specialist sent Lewis to the hospital; he noticed that her lips were turning blue. Lewis insisted on driving herself and was lucky…
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The Top 5 Foods That Reduce Inflammation
Read More: The Top 5 Foods That Reduce InflammationThe word inflammation is often thrown around when talking about a cut or a wound, but do you really know what it means and what’s going on in your body when it happens? Inflammation is one of the tools our immune system uses to keep foreign entities and pathogens, like bacteria or viruses, from causing…
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Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Healthy Eating, Heart disease, Heart health, Lung health, Nutrition, Obesity, Prevention, Preventive health, smoking
Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Read More: Clinically Speaking: Questions to Ask Your Healthcare Provider About Diabetes and Cardiovascular DiseaseReviewed by Dr. Nieca Goldberg About one in nine women in the United States have diabetes, a disease that occurs when blood sugar levels can’t be properly controlled and get too high. Type 2 diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and is also a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, which includes heart…
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Brain health, Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Heart disease, Medical tests, Prevention, Preventive health, smoking, Stroke
Is Smelling Burnt Toast a Sign That You’re Having a Stroke?
Read More: Is Smelling Burnt Toast a Sign That You’re Having a Stroke?If you’re smelling burnt toast, the first thing you should probably do is check your toaster. Although lots of people think smelling something burning is a sign of a stroke, there’s no solid evidence this is true. The idea of smelling phantom burning toast may be kind of amusing — but strokes are serious. They…
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Cardiovascular disease, Diabetes, Health disparities, Healthy Eating, Healthy living, Heart disease, Heart health
The Connection Between Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Women’s Health
Read More: The Connection Between Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Women’s HealthReviewed by Nieca Goldberg, M.D. In 1994, iconic singer Patti LaBelle lived every performer’s worst nightmare — she collapsed on stage in front of thousands of fans. LaBelle attributed her fall to exhaustion until she learned she had Type 2 diabetes. In spite of watching close family members struggle with the disease — her mother…
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My Heart Attack at 43 Was Terrifying. Then It Changed My Life for the Better.
Read More: My Heart Attack at 43 Was Terrifying. Then It Changed My Life for the Better.As told to Kimberly Rex In October 2015, I had a busy life with a demanding career as a deputy head teacher at a high school in England and two daughters, ages 6 and 10. At 43, I was an active swimmer and tried to eat well and stay fit. One Sunday, after a frazzled…
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Access, Arthritis, Bone joint health, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic conditions, Diabetes, Health disparities, Heart disease, Heart health, Obesity, Osteoarthritis, Policy, Rheumatoid arthritis
Clinical Trials Need a Broader Approach to Improve Osteoarthritis Outcomes
Read More: Clinical Trials Need a Broader Approach to Improve Osteoarthritis OutcomesAs the most common form of arthritis, osteoarthritis affects more than 32 million adults. The disease is characterized by a gradual breakdown of the cushions between bones, which can lead to joint pain and stiffness in the hands, knees, hips, lower back and neck. Some osteoarthritis improves with physical therapy, but if it doesn’t, the…
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Do You Need to See a Cardio-Oncologist?
Read More: Do You Need to See a Cardio-Oncologist?Decades of research and improved treatment — along with increased awareness of the importance of early detection — have made it possible for the majority of those diagnosed with cancer to live longer and fuller lives. According to the most recent American Cancer Society statistics, the five-year survival rate for all cancers has risen to…
