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Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, family, and delicious food, but it can also be a challenge for the 12.8 million Americans with heart disease. With all the rich meals, desserts, and stress that come with the holidays, it’s easy to overindulge and put extra strain on your cardiovascular system....

Stroke is a life-altering and often life-threatening health problem. CDC statistics show that in the United States, someone endures a stroke every 40 seconds, and one of those patients dies every three minutes and 14 seconds. When people think of stroke prevention, they often don’t realize just how much heart...

Cardiovascular disease causes more deaths globally than any other condition, around 30% every year. Diagnosing heart problems early is therefore vital, but they sometimes don’t show up on standard tests like an electrocardiogram (EKG). That’s where a stress test comes in. A stress test analyzes how your heart responds to...

Chest pain can be scary, and for good reason — it’s your body’s way of telling you that something may be wrong. In the United States, chest pain accounts for more than 6.5 million emergency room visits and 4 million outpatient consultations every year, making it one of the most...

Nearly half of people in the United States — 47%, to be exact — have at least one of the three biggest risk factors for heart disease. If you consider that heart disease is the leading cause of death in our country, this number is very alarming. Do you know...