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Study finds diet is the greatest contributor to death from cardiovascular disease.
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Only around half of those who have hypertension or conditions linked to blood pressure regularly monitor, but health care providers’ recommendations increase older adults’ monitoring at home.
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Talk to your doctor about whether taking aspirin can do you more harm than good.
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The study finds nearly 96% of patients deemed eligible for surgery survive in the first 48 hours.
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Providers’ differential decision-making must be addressed to equalize chance of survival for heart failure patients, researchers say.
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After the diagnosis, Cristina Bashans was carefully monitored for a potentially life-threatening aortic aneurysm.
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One woman’s bicuspid valve was replaced, and aortic aneurysm repaired, after a period of doctor-led “watchful waiting.”
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Hospitals across the country are teaming up to improve outcomes in kids who need mechanical heart pumps for congenital heart disease or heart failure.
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An expert weighs in on what to avoid to prevent an atrial fibrillation episode.
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Complicated heart issues put one woman at high risk for pregnancy, but a team of skilled doctors helped her give birth to two healthy children.
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Updated heart failure management guidelines add recommendations for the use of SGLT inhibitors and for managing patients with cancer therapy-related cardiotoxicity.
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With winter in full swing, a cardiologist explains why some are at high risk of aortic dissection.
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Heart attacks mean energy deprivation. Could a fatty acid found in energy drinks, then, help recovery?
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An expert weighs in on what it means to have a heart murmur and when you should see a cardiologist.
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The technique has potential to change the way aortic aneurysm is monitored.