Isometric exercise: Using body weight to lower blood pressure

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Joel Streed,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen you think about exercise, sweating through a cycling class, adding up miles from a brisk walk

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Isometric exercise: Using body weight to lower blood pressure

FEBRUARY 13, 2024 Editors' notesby Joel Streed,Mayo ClinicCredit: Unsplash/CC0 Public DomainWhen you think about exercise, sweating through a cycling class, adding up miles from a brisk walk

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How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicThe image on the left shows where the heart is typically located in the body (A). The middle image shows the area of the coronary calc

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How a coronary calcium scan assesses heart attack risk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer,Mayo ClinicThe image on the left shows where the heart is typically located in the body (A). The middle image shows the area of the coronary calc

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What high triglycerides mean and why it matters to your heart

FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL),

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What high triglycerides mean and why it matters to your heart

FEBRUARY 16, 2024 Editors' notesby Deb Balzer, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainYou may be familiar with high-density, or good cholesterol; low-density lipoproteins (LDL),

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Keep it steady: The importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Editors' notesby Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you are waiting for symptoms to pop up as a warning for high blood pressure, think

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Keep it steady: The importance of maintaining healthy blood pressure

FEBRUARY 7, 2024 Editors' notesby Graciela Gutierrez,Baylor College of MedicineCredit: CC0 Public DomainIf you are waiting for symptoms to pop up as a warning for high blood pressure, think

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Study: High Doses of Omega-3 Supplements May Not Be Heart-Healthy

ByStephanie BrownPublished on October 19, 2021Fact checked byAngela UnderwoodLonghua Liao/GettyKey TakeawaysA new meta-analysis found that people who took more than one gram of

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Study: High Doses of Omega-3 Supplements May Not Be Heart-Healthy

ByStephanie BrownPublished on October 19, 2021Fact checked byAngela UnderwoodLonghua Liao/GettyKey TakeawaysA new meta-analysis found that people who took more than one gram of

Updated on:March 14,2024 6

How ACE Inhibitors Treat Heart Failure

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on June 30, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDUsing an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drug is an important part of tr

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How ACE Inhibitors Treat Heart Failure

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on June 30, 2022Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDUsing an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drug is an important part of tr

Updated on:March 14,2024 11

Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve

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Angioplasty Surgery: Everything You Need to Know

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 08, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDAngioplasty is a minimally invasive surgical procedure used to open block blood ve

Updated on:March 14,2024 4

New Guidelines Explain How to Manage Post-COVID Heart Problems

ByCarla DelgadoPublished on March 25, 2022Fact checked byNick BlackmerFG Trade / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysAlthough COVID-19 is a respiratory infection, it can cause serious hea

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New Guidelines Explain How to Manage Post-COVID Heart Problems

ByCarla DelgadoPublished on March 25, 2022Fact checked byNick BlackmerFG Trade / Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysAlthough COVID-19 is a respiratory infection, it can cause serious hea

Updated on:March 14,2024 2

A New Saliva Test May Help Diagnose Heart Attacks Faster

ByCyra-Lea Drummond, BSN, RNUpdated on September 08, 2020Fact checked byJames LacyMirageC/ Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysTroponin is a marker for heart damage.A new sali

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A New Saliva Test May Help Diagnose Heart Attacks Faster

ByCyra-Lea Drummond, BSN, RNUpdated on September 08, 2020Fact checked byJames LacyMirageC/ Getty ImagesKey TakeawaysTroponin is a marker for heart damage.A new sali

Updated on:March 14,2024 11

Cardiology Experts Release First Chest Pain Guidelines

ByFran KritzPublished on November 15, 2021Fact checked byAngela UnderwoodKey TakeawaysNew chest pain guidelines remind people that heart attack pain can also occur in the shoul

Updated on: March 14,2024 11

Cardiology Experts Release First Chest Pain Guidelines

ByFran KritzPublished on November 15, 2021Fact checked byAngela UnderwoodKey TakeawaysNew chest pain guidelines remind people that heart attack pain can also occur in the shoul

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Why Your Cholesterol and Triglycerides Levels Are Important

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 25, 2023Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDEverywhere you turn, you are admonished to pay attention to your cholesterol levels, a

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Why Your Cholesterol and Triglycerides Levels Are Important

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on May 25, 2023Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDEverywhere you turn, you are admonished to pay attention to your cholesterol levels, a

Updated on:March 14,2024 5

What Are the Symptoms of Advanced-Stage Heart Failure?

ByShamard Charles, MD, MPHUpdated on May 23, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDIf you are living with heart failure that is no longer responding to conventional he

Updated on: March 14,2024 6

What Are the Symptoms of Advanced-Stage Heart Failure?

ByShamard Charles, MD, MPHUpdated on May 23, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDIf you are living with heart failure that is no longer responding to conventional he

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