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Heart Palpitations and Anxiety Attacks: Should You Be Worried?
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertMany people experience heart palpitations during an anxiety attack. This pounding of your heartbeat... Read more »
Ask the Expert: What are Healthy Resting Heart Rates for Men and Women?
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health ExpertQuestion: What are healthy resting heart rates for men and women of different ages? Answer: Normal... Read more »
Meet HeartHawk: Your New Heart Health Consumer Advocate
By HeartHawk , Health Expert...in his favorite easy chair, and promptly died of a heart attack at age 65. No pain, no... Read more »
What is atherosclerosis?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...What is atherosclerosis and how is it related to heart disease? Nutritionist Heather Reese:... Read more »
Annual Physical: Necessity—or waste of time?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...in his bed. He was 49 years old with no history of heart disease. He died from a heart attack.... Read more »
Health Guide
What is a Heart Attack?
How It HappensA heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked due to fatty material building up in the arteries and eventually closing them off. This process is called atherosclerosis,... Read more »Emergency Steps for Heart Attack
If you think may be experiencing the symptoms of a heart attack, do not wait to see if they go away. If you experience discomfort or pain in the chest, unusual shortness of breath (especially if you... Read more »Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part I: Symptoms
The Heart Attack Patient Guide is a simple explanation of what a person is likely to experience when having a heart attack. The guide describes how a person is treated immediately... Read more »High Dose Verapamil Problematic in Cluster Headache Treatment
...abnormalities in patients with cluster headache on verapamil therapy.” Neurology® 2007;69:668–675. 2 “What Is a Heart Attack?” MyHeartCentral.com. 3 “What Are Arrhythmias?”... Read more »Prevent Heart Disease: 6 Steps to Better Heart Health
...following a healthy diet and keeping physically active could help to reduce your risk of developing heart disease? Making healthy changes to your lifestyle can also increase your chances of... Read more »Images
Medications
...Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems. It is... Read more »
...beta blocker used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It is also used after a heart... Read more »
...high blood pressure. It is also used after an acute heart attack to improve survival. High... Read more »
...high blood pressure. It is also used after an acute heart attack to improve survival. High... Read more »
...Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks and kidney problems. This... Read more »
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Combo Heart Device
May 05, 2008CINCINNATI (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Charles Williams has been playing bass guitar since he was 6. But not long ago, heart trouble brought his... Read summary »
Revolutionary Scan for the Heart
July 13, 2007CHARLESTON, S.C. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Each year, 1.5 million Americans receive heart catheterizations. This procedure requires doctors to... Read summary »
Can Women be fat and fit?
May 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Being overweight or obese puts people at higher risk for heart disease. So does lack of physical activity. But getting more... Read summary »
Catching Heart Attacks Earlier
September 04, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Early detection is the key to surviving a heart attack, but catching these attacks in time isn't easy. Now researchers from... Read summary »
Man Without a Pulse
April 02, 2007COLUMBUS, Ohio (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Ed Layton is happy just to be able to get his own mail. For the last 10 years he walked nine miles a day... Read summary »
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