Heart Health Archives

Take Steps to Keep High Cholesterol in Check and Improve Heart Health

Feb 27, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Heart Health

High cholesterol, medically known as hyperlipidemia, nearly doubles the risk of heart disease. If your cholesterol levels exceed the “healthy” range established by the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association, you have hyperlipidemia. Simply put, hyperlipidemia means there are elevated levels of lipids, or fatty substances, in your … Read More

Inflammatory Blood Vessel Disease Mimics Common Illnesses

Feb 27, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Heart Health

Inflammation is a natural and essential part of the body’s immune response to injury. But sometimes inflammation goes into overdrive, and instead of helping it hurts. This type of painful chronic inflammation shows itself in many ways that are increasingly common as we age. Examples include inflammatory joint conditions such … Read More

Low Blood Pressure

Feb 27, 2024 · Maurizio Fava, MD · Heart Health

Q: I’ve had low blood pressure for years, but my doctor just started expressing concerns about it. I’m 77 and am in good health. A: An estimated 10 to 20 percent of older adults have orthostatic hypotension, which is a drop in blood pressure when you go from sitting or … Read More

Vegan Diet Better Than Omnivore Diet for Cardiovascular Health

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

A study from Stanford Medicine reports that adopting a vegan diet can lead to significant improvements in cardiovascular health within just eight weeks. While it is widely recognized that reducing meat consumption has cardiovascular benefits, this study uniquely controlled for genetic, upbringing, and lifestyle variables by examining identical twins who … Read More

Understanding Heart Arrhythmias

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Heart arrhythmias, also known as cardiac arrhythmias or irregular heartbeats, affects millions of people worldwide. An arrhythmia is a condition in which the heart’s electrical system doesn’t work properly, causing the heart to beat in an unhealthy manner. These heart rhythm irregularities can range from harmless palpitations to life-threatening conditions … Read More

Pomegranate Benefits

Feb 27, 2024 · UHN Staff · Heart Health

Q: What are some benefits of pomegranate juice? A: Pomegranate juice benefits include lowering blood pressure and improving your heart health. Also, you don’t have to guzzle glasses of grape or vegetable juice with high amounts of sugar to lower blood pressure when small portions of pomegranate juice benefits will … Read More

Be Aware of Subtle Heart Attack Symptoms

Jan 22, 2024 · Orli R. Etingin, M.D. · Heart Health

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States, and women may be twice as likely as men to experience a fatal heart attack. Despite this, the misconception that heart disease and heart attacks are more of a man’s problem is still prevalent, and women … Read More

Be Alert for Both Classic and Atypical Signs of Heart Attack

Jan 22, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Heart Health

More than 60 million women in the United States have heart disease, and one of the most common events caused by heart disease is a heart attack. This reinforces the need for women to recognize the classic signs of heart attack in women and men—such as chest pain and pressure—as … Read More

Frontline: False-positive mammogram; dementia risk; blockage-related heart attack

Jan 22, 2024 · Rochelle Nataloni · Heart Health

False-Positive Mammogram Result May be Warning of Later Breast Cancer Diagnosis Women who get a false-positive mammogram result have a higher chance of getting breast cancer later on, according to a study. The risk of a subsequent breast cancer diagnosis is highest for women between ages 60 and 75, in … Read More

Blood Pressure Differences

Jan 22, 2024 · Maurizio Fava, MD · Heart Health

Q: Is it normal to have different blood pressure readings in your right and left arms? A: Minor differences are quite normal and may be due to something as simple as the blood pressure cuff fitting a little differently around one arm compared with the other. Some people also experience … Read More

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