The number of heart attack patients seeking urgent hospital care has dropped by more than 50% during the COVID-19 outbreak,
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Caring for your heart is critical during the winter months
We may be starting the new year with mild temperatures, but we still have a long stretch of winter months
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Intravenous drugs can often rapidly restore normal heart rhythm without sedation, shocks
A study published in The Lancet found that two ways of quickly restoring normal heart rhythm in patients with acute
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Early cholesterol treatment lowers heart disease risk: study
Treating younger people with high cholesterol levels may help reduce their risk of heart attack or stroke in later life,
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People 'should check cholesterol at 25' to lower heart disease risk
Adults ‘should have their cholesterol checked at 25’ because slashing it in the mid-30s can drastically reduce the risk of
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Doctors bring dead heart 'back to life' for groundbreaking transplant
Doctors bring a DEAD heart ‘back to life’ by pumping it full of oxygen, blood and electrolytes in groundbreaking procedure
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Boys with older mothers 'have a higher risk of heart problems'
Boys born to older mothers have a higher risk of heart problems because the placenta doesn’t work as well, study
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Heart wire test detects 'hidden' angina
Heart wire test detects ‘hidden’ angina with a 15-minute check which can identify easily-missed early warning signs Traditional angiograms fail
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Congenital heart disease linked to neighborhood pollution, poverty
Infants are more likely to be born with serious heart defects if their homes are in neighborhoods that are polluted
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Study: E-cigarettes may be more harmful to heart health than tobacco
A new study from researchers at the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai shows that electronic nicotine delivery systems, including devices
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