A Less Invasive Approach to Chest Pain
A cardiologist explains why medications are just as effective as surgery in many cases.
Category: Heart Health
Blood Pressure: Why It’s Important to Know Your Numbers
New hypertension guidelines indicate more Americans are at risk.
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.
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…
Cancer Treatment Can Save Your Life but Harm Your Heart
People who have been treated for cancer are sometimes at higher risk of heart disease.
COVID-19 When You Have a Heart Condition
People with heart disease need to take extra precautions.
Quick-Thinking Passersby Save a Life After Heart Attack
NC State alumni, Raleigh police, Wake EMS and the UNC REX Emergency Department worked together to save a man's life.
Prehypertension: High Blood Pressure’s Warning Sign
What you need to know if you’ve been diagnosed with elevated blood pressure.
Identifying Gender and Racial Disparities in Heart Attack Care
UNC researchers are spreading the word about these disparities and starting a conversation about how to change them.
Understanding Pericardial Effusion
This condition of fluid around the heart can mimic the symptoms of a heart attack or heart failure.