My diagnosis of rheumatic heart disease came on suddenly. I remember being 12, sitting at the doctor’s office, and was told that I have a heart murmur. At the time,…
A recent study highlighted by World Pharma News reveals that maintaining a healthy diet can significantly slow the progression of chronic diseases among older adults. Chronic diseases—such as diabetes, heart…
The study, published in the journal The Lancet Neurology and reported by MedicalXpress.com, is the first to demonstrate the urgency of extending imaging that includes the heart. This must be accomplished within…
At Japan’s Fujita University, researchers reported to Inside Precision Medicine that a new risk measurement may add a layer of accuracy in predicting sudden cardiac death. The measure, called estimated…
According to an article published in Medscape, guidelines for the treatment of valvular heart disease have changed. The American College of Cardiology (ACC), along with the American Heart Association (AHA),…
by Caitlin Seida from In The Cloud Copy As if rheumatoid arthritis (RA) weren’t painful enough, those living with the disorder also have to pay extra attention to their hearts…
Women’s* biology and symptoms are often misunderstood in medicine, which leads to difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. Maya Dunsenbery, a journalist suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), recently wrote a book,…
A team of engineers at the University of Connecticut has invented a device which may change medicine as we know it. Researchers say the device could be used as a…
How can you inspire the world to be more heart-healthy--even if you have a rare disease such as pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)? That's the mission of this year's World Heart…
This Friday, February third is The American Heart Association's National Wear Red Day® for women's heart health! It will mark the 15th anniversary since the inception of this fundraiser. According the…
Saturday September 24 is FH (familial hypercholesterolemia) Awareness Day, and it couldn't come soon enough. That's because, according to new research published in Circulation (the journal of the American Heart Association),…
The National Lipid Association hosted its 2016 Scientific Sessions from May 19-22 of this year and included sessions on familial hypercholesterolemia (FH). Now, in recognition of FH Awareness Day (September…
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