Worry About the Cholesterol in Your Blood, Not Your Food
A nutritious diet and exercise can help keep cholesterol levels low.
Category: Heart and Vascular Health
10 Ways to Keep Your Heart Healthy
Lifestyle changes can help you prevent heart disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans.
4 Things Every Woman Should Know About Heart Health
Women can take steps to prevent heart disease by practicing healthy lifestyle habits.
You’ve Been Diagnosed with an Aortic Aneurysm—Now What?
Careful monitoring by expert physicians is the key to living with an aortic aneurysm.
A Less Invasive Approach to Chest Pain
A cardiologist explains why medications are just as effective as surgery in many cases.
Blood Pressure: Why It’s Important to Know Your Numbers
New hypertension guidelines indicate more Americans are at risk.
Heed the Warning of a TIA (‘Ministroke’)
A transient ischemic attack should be treated as an emergency.
How Family History Affects Your Risk of Heart Disease
You can lower your risk of heart disease even if it runs in your family.
For the Best Workouts, Know Your Target Heart Rate
You don’t need a wearable device to know this important number.
His Biggest Obstacle Yet: A Stroke
Thanks to his co-workers’ quick thinking, an active 34-year-old recovers fully from a stroke.
Menopause and Your Heart
Take these steps to lower your risk of heart disease after menopause.
4 Ways to Protect Your Heart This Winter
As the temperatures drop, the rates of heart disease rise. “Heart disease can occur any time of the year, but there is some seasonality to it, and it does increase in the winter months,” says UNC cardiologist Christopher Kelly, MD. Cardiologists don’t know for sure why the winter months are riskier for hearts, but it…