How Can You Tell if Someone Is Having a Stroke?
Strokes don’t just happen to older adults. A quarter of strokes occur in those under 65.
Cardiac Stress Test: What to Know and How to Prepare
Discover the importance of a cardiac stress test for detecting heart conditions. Learn how it works, preparation tips and what results mean for you.
What Are 7 Ways to a Healthy Heart?
Key strategies for a healthy heart include making dietary changes, getting regular exercise, quitting smoking, managing stress, and scheduling regular health checkups.
9 Warning Signs of a Heart Attack from Your Body a Month Before
Heart attacks can happen suddenly or without notice. Warning signs may occur for many people hours, days or weeks in advance. Knowing these signs and symptoms can help you save your life.
How to Keep Your Heart Healthy During Mardi Gras 2025
If you are on a low-sodium diet or prescription medication for high blood pressure, here's how to celebrate Mardi Gras safely.
Heart Attacks in Men & Women: What Are the Different Signs and Risks?
Learn the different signs and risks of heart attacks in men and women. Understand the symptoms and seek care with Ochsner Health.
Understanding High Blood Pressure and the Medications That Can Raise It
Discover tips for managing high blood pressure effectively, including medications to avoid if you have high blood pressure and explore safer alternatives.
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD): What is it and Who Needs One?
Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) or “heart pumps” support heart function and assist in blood flow to the body.
Broken Heart Syndrome: Important Signs and Symptoms to Know About
Have you ever had your heart broken? It hurts, doesn’t it. But there’s actually a real medical condition called broken heart syndrome.
Does Your Heart Race While You Sleep? Here's What You Should Know
Explore the reasons behind an increased heart rate when sleeping and learn practical steps to take if it's affecting your sleep quality and health.
Is Your Arm Pain a Sign of a Heart Attack?
Learn how arm pain relates to heart attacks, which arm it may affect and why early recognition saves lives.
Why Is Heart Disease Risk Higher for Breast Cancer Survivors?
As more women become long-term survivors of breast cancer thanks to advances in treatment, it's essential to be aware of the connection between breast cancer and heart health.
How Do Beta-Blockers Affect Your Heart, and Are They Safe?
Discover how beta-blockers affect your heart, their safety, and what you need to know about this common medication for heart conditions.
Understanding Heart Valves and the Impact if One Malfunctions
What happens to your heart when you have a problem with one (or more) of your heart valves?
5 Delicious Heart-Healthy Foods for Every Meal
Here are delicious and flavorful ingredients that can lower cholesterol and blood pressure and help reduce and control weight.
The Top Cause of Heart Attacks in Pregnant Women: SCAD
SCAD is a condition, that has the potential to cause devastating heart attacks in young or pregnant women. Know what SCAD is, who is at risk and the signs to look for.
Heart Murmurs in Adults: 9 Symptoms to Be Aware Of
Being told that you have a heart murmur can be scary, but most are not serious or cause for alarm. A cardiac murmur is simply a heart sound that is abnormal. The sound is created by blood flow moving through one of the valves of your heart.
Men's Life Expectancy in the United States: Why Is It Lower Than Women's?
Heart disease is the No. 1 cause of death in men, followed by cancer, unintentional injuries, chronic lower respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes, Alzheimer’s disease, suicide, respiratory infections, and chronic liver disease.
What Are the Best Supplements for Better Heart Health?
While supplements may benefit heart health, they should not be used as a replacement for medical treatments and a healthy diet.
How Do I Know If I Am Having a Heart Attack?
Heart attacks aren’t the same for everyone. Learn about the range of symptoms.
Do I Have Heart Disease? 5 Sneaky Signs to Know About
Being diagnosed with heart disease can be scary and unexpected. Not all signs or symptoms of heart disease are clear or obvious like a heart attack or irregular heartbeat. Some symptoms can be misleading or mistaken for something else.
What is Coronary Artery Disease?
Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease in the United States. It can also be one of the most difficult to predict.
Heart-Healthy Living Advice for Mothers
Check out these simple tips for mothers to take care of their heart health.
Cardiologist’s Tips for Staying Heart-Healthy
Small changes in your daily life can make a big difference in your long-term heart health.
3 Surprising Heart-Smart Foods
There are a few everyday pleasures out there that many would be surprised to hear fit into a heart-smart diet. Read on to find out what they are.
Men’s Heart Health: An All-Ages Guide to Screenings
Here’s what to pay attention to in order to keep your heart healthy.
Will My Chronic Hypertension Go Away After Pregnancy?
Interventional cardiologist Saira Samani, MD, discusses how mothers who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy are at a higher risk of developing heart disease in the future.
Do Women Need to Worry About Heart Health?
Heart disease is a health issue that doesn't discriminate by sex and is the leading cause of death for women.
What is Heart Valve Disease?
When one or more of the valves in your heart doesn’t work properly, you may have heart valve disease. Some heart valve problems may develop at birth, while others can develop as adults.
7 Easy Steps to Ideal Heart Health
Even if your genetic history is working against you, you can improve your heart health through exercise, improving your diet, managing your blood pressure and controlling cholesterol.
Heart Disease in Pregnancy
Some pregnant women with heart disease can face serious complications while they are expecting, and it can cause lifelong, adverse health effects in both the mother and child.
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