Dr. Sadiya Khan, a professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Victor Bultó, president of Novartis U.S., which sponsored the event; and Arianna Huffington, founder and CEO of ...
February is National Heart Month and a good time to remember that heart disease is usually viewed as a disease that affects adults, but the causes of heart ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - More than half of Americans who have their first heart attacks show no prior symptoms, according to recent data from millions of hospital patients, prompting University ...
Many people have no idea what their risk is—until it's too late.
Q. What does preventive cardiology mean? A. Preventive cardiology is about stopping heart attacks and strokes before they ...
Cardiovascular disease accounts for nearly 30% of deaths and long-term disability worldwide, making it the most serious silent threat to modern health. However, thanks to major advances in medicine, ...
To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preventing heart disease now goes beyond routine ...
While most people are familiar with the heart attack symptom of chest pain, there are other symptoms to watch for. In this ...
Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, according to preliminary updated advice from an influential health guidelines group. The ...
Taking a low-dose aspirin every day has long been known to cut the chances of another heart attack, stroke or other heart problem in people who already have had one, but the risks don't outweigh the ...
Aspirin has long been part of our armamentarium for the acute treatment of heart attacks. In addition to its more familiar analgesic properties aspirin helps keep clogged arteries open by blocking the ...
Every August, primary care doctors stock their clinics with influenza vaccines and start reminding patients to get their annual shot. We usually tell patients, “The flu vaccine can reduce your risk of ...