For people with high cholesterol, lifestyle modifications such as eating better, getting more exercise, losing weight and reducing stress can…
Women are more aware of their risk of heart attack than in the past, including the differences in symptoms they’re…
When we think of heart attacks, a common image comes to mind: a person clutching his or her chest, doubled…
Cholesterol-lowering statins are among the most prescribed medications in the United States. These drugs lower levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)…
More people than ever before have atrial fibrillation (A-fib), an irregular heart rate that occurs when the upper chambers of…
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death among older Americans—yet research into CVD treatments typically is conducted on…
Learning that the cause of your chest pain is a blockage in the arteries of the heart can be frightening!…
When some people receive an atrial fibrillation diagnosis, their first question is whether medication and surgery are really necessary. Can…
Somewhere between 3 million and 10.5 million Americans have atrial fibrillation, an erratic heartbeat caused by faulty electrical signaling in…
Although atrial fibrillation (“A-fib”) is a serious and even dangerous condition, it also happens to be quite treatable. Today’s heart…
Recent decades have seen a blossoming of the science around controlling the dangerous form of irregular heartbeat known as atrial…
If you’ve been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, you probably have several urgent questions. “Does this mean I’m going to be…
When first told that they have atrial fibrillation, many people begin wondering what they might have done to bring on…
Atrial fibrillation (or “A-fib”) is an irregular heart rhythm in the upper chambers of the heart that’s closely associated with…
If you’ve been told that you have atrial fibrillation (or “A-fib”), you may have noticed that you only experience its…
