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Drano for the Heart
Watch a video about how researchers inject patients with a lab
version of HDL--or good cholesterol to treat heart disease.
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Medicine's Next Big Thing? Growing Hearts
Chronic heart failure kills thousands each year, and though a heart transplant is an option, many patients die waiting for one. Now, cutting-edge technology may offer something better.
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Fixing Torn Hearts
Now, doctors can fix a torn aorta without making a single incision in a patient’s chest.
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Sister to Sister Health Fair
This Friday the Sister to Sister organization is holding their annual Health Fair in major cities throughout the United States. Drop by your local health fair and check your heart health!
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Critical Nutrition
Fuel the fight against medical conditions.
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Recipe for a Healthy Holiday
Put together a battle plan that can help you get through the holiday season with your waistline intact.
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Saving Hearts
From drilling holes to icy therapy, state of the art procedures that are saving heart patients.
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Out of Sync
Atrial fibrillation affects 2 million Americans and causes 15% of all strokes. Learn about suppressive and curative therapies that can put hearts back in the right rhythm.
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Organs and Blood from the Lab
Artificial blood and organs grown in a lab are saving lives.
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The On-X Valve PROACT Trial
The On-X Valve PROACT Trial
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The On-X Heart Valve: Longevity With Less Reliance on Coumadin
The On-X Heart Valve: Longevity With Less Reliance on Coumadin
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Tissue Valves vs. Mechanical Valves
Tissue Valves vs. Mechanical Valves
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What is the difference between heart valve repair and replacement?
What is the difference between heart valve repair and replacement?
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Heart Valve Disease Causes & Symptoms
Heart Valve Disease Causes & Symptoms
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Fixing Faulty Heart Valves
1 in 7 people are affected by faulty heart valves. New materials and replacement techniques give patients a better shot at returning to a normal life.
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How Heart Disease Affects Men and Women
Join ABC news anchor Maureen Bunyan in the fight against heart disease by learning how heart disease affects men and women differently, and what you can do to prevent this disease
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Lifestyle Changes for Heart Disease Prevention and Treatment
Heart disease can affect every aspect of your life--the key is to learn how to manage these changes. Watch this video and learn how diet and exercise can impact your life in a positive way
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Preventing Heart Disease the Easy Way
Small changes in your daily life can have a huge impact on your cardiovascular health. Learn how simple lifestyle changes and regular doctor visits can put you on the right path to a healthy heart.
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Sister to Sister Health Fairs
Each year the Sister to Sister Foundation holds their Women's Heart Health Fair in major cities across the United States. The fairs, aimed at raising awareness and preventing heart disease in women, are a great way to check the status of your heart health!
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Heart Valves and Surgical Ablation
Heart Valves and Surgical Ablation
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Fighting Stroke and Brain Cancer
Fighting Stroke and Brain Cancer
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Body Enhancers
Contact lenses that could save your life, and a body battery that
keeps your heart pumping. Two medical breakthroughs you've just got
to see to believe.
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Clean the Blood, Save the Heart
Cleaning the blood may help treat a failing heart.
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Heart Transplant Breakthrough
A new test makes life easier for heart transplant patients.
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Magnetic Stimulation For Stroke
A new technique may change the way doctors treat stroke patients.
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I-Pods For Your Heart
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Device Helps Failing Hearts
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Laugh It Up For Your Heart
Amazing video shows that laughter is the key to a healthy heart.
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Hand Held Heart Exam
It may one day replace the stethoscope. See how big technology made
small could help physicians better diagnose heart disease.
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Second Chance Hearts
New therapies give some heart patients another chance, after heart
attacks
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Laser Angioplasty
Wacth amazing video of laser angioplasty surgery.
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Heart Medicine For Bones
Researchers from Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Jersey
say a common heart medication could stop osteoporosis and cost
patients only a fraction of other approved medications.
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Blood Test Predicts Heart Failure
A simple blood test gets heart failure patients on the path to a
longer life.
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Combo Heart Device
Doctors are studying a new device that combines two of the latest
heart technologies.
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GPS for Your Heart
The same GPS technology used to guide your car can now help make it
easier for doctors to repair your heart.
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Stem Cells Reversing Heart Damage
Doctors are repairing hearts with patient's own stem cells.
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No Pain Heart Health
It's one of the most common heart procedures. Doctors are making stent placement less painful with a simple sponge.
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Icy Treatments Revive the Dead
Only 5 percent of people who suffer cardiac arrest survive. Doctors are testing new "icy" treatments to keep the brain and heart safe from damage during cardiac arrest.
