Heart and Stroke News

The connection between menopause and cardiovascular disease risks

Feb 20, 2023

As a woman transitions to menopause, her risk factors for cardiovascular disease rise, research shows.

Categories: Women’s Health | Tags: Heart disease, Prevention

Next feat for doc who gave CPR to 2 runners in 1 race? Preventing more hearts from stopping.

Feb 17, 2023

Dr. Steven Lome made headlines for his lifesaving feat at the Monterey Bay Half Marathon. In addition to promoting CPR and AEDs, he's using the platform to encourage others to adopt a heart-healthier lifestyle – like he did.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: CPR, Cardiac Arrest, Prevention

To make history, a major study on Black heart health looked beyond the lab

Feb 16, 2023

The Jackson Heart Study has produced many insights on cardiovascular health, but before it could do so, it had to win the trust of Black men and women in Mississippi.

Categories: Health Equity News | Tags: Heart disease, High Blood Pressure News, Health disparities

Heart problem could've ended his college basketball career before it began. It didn't.

Feb 15, 2023

King McClure sought more information when doctors at Baylor University discovered he had hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. An ICD enabled him to keep playing.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Heart disease, Fitness & Exercise News

Older adults with irregular sleep patterns may face higher risk of hardened arteries

Feb 15, 2023

Not sticking to a regular sleep schedule may raise the risk for atherosclerosis, a buildup of plaque that can lead to a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.

Categories: Healthy Living News | Tags: Heart attack, Stroke News, Prevention

Mom's exposure to air pollution, even before pregnancy, may raise baby's heart defect risk

Feb 14, 2023

Maternal exposure to air pollution prior to pregnancy may be just as likely to increase the risk for heart defects in the unborn child as exposure during the first trimester, a study in China found.

Categories: Women’s Health | Tags: Congenital Heart Defects, Children, Prevention

To improve maternal health, report says to start before pregnancy

Feb 13, 2023

Optimizing pre-pregnancy health may help reverse the rise in heart-related maternal deaths and complications, especially among Black women, according to a new American Heart Association report.

Categories: Women’s Health | Tags: Prevention, Heart disease, Health disparities

This is your brain on love

Feb 10, 2023

Love and attraction stimulate the release of numerous hormones, which impact physical as well as emotional health.

Categories: Healthy Living News | Tags: Brain Health

Pro wrestler-in-training thrown for a loop by extra electrical pathway in her heart

Feb 10, 2023

At 21, Megan Washington found out she had Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome. Treatment fixed it, but she was still scared to work out. Now, she's engaged and back to regular exercise.

Categories: Stories From the Heart | Tags: Heart disease, Fitness & Exercise News

This is what a cardiac arrest looks like, and why you need to know

Feb 9, 2023

Confusion about cardiac arrest can slow a bystander's response at a moment when seconds matter. Here's what to look for – and why you shouldn't wait to call 911 and start CPR.

Categories: CPR | Tags: Cardiac Arrest, Prevention