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Don't Be Indifferent to Your Heart
While depression has been linked to health problems, researchers have paid less attention to apathy. In recent studies, however, apathy has also been linked to health issues.
Don’t Miss a Beat: AFib Awareness Month
Drums pounding or fish flopping in the chest are ways that people describe atrial fibrillation ( AFib ). During AFib Awareness Month this September, get to know the symptoms and how to best control the disease.
Some Hormone Therapies May Be Less Risky
To treat severe hot flashes and other menopause symptoms, women may receive hormone replacement therapy. Some approaches, however, may pose lower heart risks than others.
FDA Approval Expands Access to Artificial Heart Valve for Inoperable Patients
The US Food and Drug Administration today approved revised labeling for the Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve (THV), making the device available to an expanded group of patients who have inoperable aortic valve stenosis, a disease of the heart valves that causes narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting blood flow from the heart.
Sleep Apnea Risks Not Only for Adults
People with sleep apnea experience pauses in their breathing or shallow breaths while they sleep. In adults, the condition has been linked to diabetes and heart disease, but that link is less clear in younger people with sleep apnea.
A Link Between Statins and Cataracts
While statin medications are taken to improve a patient's heart health, doing so may negatively affect that patient's eye health.
Does Faster Heart Attack Treatment Save More Lives?
For a person having a heart attack, the amount of time between first arriving at the hospital and receiving treatment is very important.
Chest Pain When the Heart's Blood Flow Slows
Women and men have often reported different symptoms of heart disease. Knowing what specific symptoms may be related to a person's sex may help doctors diagnose a dangerous heart condition more quickly.
Identifying Risks for Brain Bleeds
The likelihood that individuals experience certain medical conditions often depends on their risk factors for that condition. Knowing the risk factors for brain bleeds can help people reduce their chances of having one.
Supplementing Attempts to Avoid Stroke
Whether vitamins and other supplements promote cardiovascular health is not a new question. Previous studies have offered conflicting evidence about whether vitamin B lessens the chances that a person at risk for stroke will suffer such a trauma.