Sudden chest pain is the classic red flag for heart attack. But symptoms that develop gradually may pose a bigger risk. To protect yourself…
Fitness trackers now do much more than count steps and calories. You can also get clues of life-threatening heart conditions. Read on…
These little shifts in what you eat, drink and do can significantly boost your heart health. It’s easier than you think!
Does open heart surgery mean doctors literally open the heart? Or that they open the chest to get to the heart? It all depends on a lot of factors…
If the choices you make—a doughnut over fruit, Netflix binge over a workout—would mean you have heart disease right now, would you choose differently?
When it comes to heart disease risk, most people are aware of the threat high cholesterol poses—in fact, nearly one…
Open-heart surgery can be a life-saver, but it’s also quite invasive. When is robotic surgery a better choice? What you need to know…
Here’s a quick, easy way to check your cardio health—and your risk for heart disease or heart attack.
Women—when it comes to cardiac care, you aren’t being taken seriously by the medical profession. If you feel something, say something loud and clear.
In this episode, Bottom Line President Sarah Hiner and Dr. Steinbaum discuss the gender bias that exists in emergency rooms and throughout hospitals and doctor’s offices around t...
Heart disease doesn’t appear out of nowhere. If your doctor doesn’t recognize your heart issues, it is up to you to ensure they do—before a heart attack!
If you have diabetes and your legs and ankles swell (edema), compress stockings can help—if you get the right kind. Learn more…
Heart disease may be preventable 80% of the time, but 20% of the time, it is difficult or impossible to make an impact with lifestyle choices alone.
A scoring system first developed in the Netherlands is a safe and accurate way to determine who needs advanced testing and who doesn’t.
HDL is known as the “good” type of cholesterol, but that is not always true. How to make sense of your cholesterol readings…
