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Mediterranean Diet Beats Low-Fat Diet for Heart Attack Patients
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Mediterranean Diet Beats Low-Fat Diet for Heart Attack Patients

March 29, 2021

In patients who’ve had a heart attack, a Mediterranean diet was much better than a low-fat diet at reducing risk for another heart attack. The study…

The Push-Up Clue to Heart Health
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The Push-Up Clue to Heart Health

March 7, 2019

Here’s a quick, easy way to check your cardio health—and your risk for heart disease or heart attack.

Think You’re Having a Heart Attack? How Chest Pain Is Evaluated in the ER
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Think You’re Having a Heart Attack? How Chest Pain Is Evaluated in the ER

January 18, 2019

A scoring system first developed in the Netherlands is a safe and accurate way to determine who needs advanced testing and who doesn’t.

MINOCA: The Heart Attack You’ve Never Heard Of
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MINOCA: The Heart Attack You’ve Never Heard Of

Kevin R. Bainey MD | October 27, 2018

A new study offers warnings about this under-researched type of heart attack that affects men and women equally.

Don’t Wait for a Heart Attack to Do Cardiac Rehab
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Don’t Wait for a Heart Attack to Do Cardiac Rehab

Barry A. Franklin, PhD | August 14, 2018

Cardiac rehab is what you do to get into shape after a heart attack, right? Not always. Why it’s smart to start rehab to prevent a heart problem…

Quiz: What Does Your Chest Pain Mean?
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Quiz: What Does Your Chest Pain Mean?

April 26, 2018

Quiz: When does chest pain signal a heart attack versus heartburn or something else? Take this quiz and find out!

Taking a Statin? Beware of These Dangerous Interactions With Other Heart Drugs
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Taking a Statin? Beware of These Dangerous Interactions With Other Heart Drugs

Barbara S. Wiggins, PharmD | February 13, 2017

If you’re taking a statin drug to help reduce your risk for heart attack or stroke, you wouldn’t expect it…

Can Aspirin Therapy Really Work for You?
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Can Aspirin Therapy Really Work for You?

Mark J. Alberts, MD | August 15, 2016

Up to one in four people aren’t getting the expected heart benefits… For millions of Americans, popping one or two…

Surprising Heart Attack Symptoms
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Surprising Heart Attack Symptoms

Antonio M. Gotto, MD, DPhil | May 27, 2014

Even anxiety can be a warning sign Former talk-show host Rosie O’Donnell recently became one of the 195,000 Americans each…

Become Heart Attack Proof—Here Are the Tests and Other Strategies You Really Need…
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Become Heart Attack Proof—Here Are the Tests and Other Strategies You Really Need…

Michael Ozner, MD | March 14, 2014

There are few things as reassuring as hearing your doctor say that your cholesterol levels are “normal.” But don’t assume…

Did You Have a Heart Attack—And Not Know It?
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Did You Have a Heart Attack—And Not Know It?

Wilbert Aronow, MD | April 5, 2013

When you have a heart attack, you know it because the main symptom—crushing chest pain—is overwhelmingly obvious. That’s what most…

After a Heart Attack—Nutrients That Can Help
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After a Heart Attack—Nutrients That Can Help

Mark A. Stengler, NMD | January 2, 2013

When we think of heart attacks, we think of ambulances and hospitals and stents. We don’t generally associate natural medicine…