February might be the shortest month of the year, but it gives us a lot to celebrate. You may have plans for Black History Month or plan a date with your significant other on ... Read More
Heart Failure
Battling Transthyretin (TTR) Cardiac Amyloidosis? Learn More About Your Treatment Options
1 in 25 Blacks is stricken with the Val122Ile mutation in the transthyretin gene that results in an age-dependent, late-onset restrictive/hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that can mimic ... Read More
Can Your Marital Status Affect Your Odds of Dying From Heart Failure?
According to a large British study, your gender and marital status could tell clues about your risk of dying of heart failure. The study found that widowed and divorced men have ... Read More
New Therapy May Combat Rare Genetic Disorder, Amyloidosis
Transthyretin (TTR) mutations known to cause cardiac amyloidosis include V122 which is found almost exclusively in Blacks at a prevalence of 3-3.9%. Amyloidosis refers to a family ... Read More
One Man’s Journey To A Rare Disease Diagnosis
Imagine if what you thought were common features of aging were actually signs and symptoms of a life-threatening disease? That’s what happened to Randy. Randy, a 75-year-old man ... Read More
Black Men And Heart Failure: How To Beat It This Summer
Summer is finally here and with Men's Health Month just passing, it's the perfect time to have real conversations with the special guys in your life about their heart health, ... Read More
Many Heart Failure Patients Might Safely Reduce Use of Diuretics
When suffering from heart failure it's common for patients to take drugs called diuretics to rid the body of excess fluid buildup that can impede breathing. Now, a team of ... Read More
I Survived: Managing Congestive Heart Failure
Did you know? Hypertension is the most predominant risk factor for heart failure in Blacks, and aggressive management of hypertension may substantially reduce the incidence and ... Read More
How Can Parents Protect Their Children From Heart Disease (Video)
Well, it's a little bit unfortunate that we don't recognize in many cases that heart disease starts in childhood. If you think about it, children can die in car accidents ... Read More
What’s Happening With Heart Failure in the Black Community?
Every minute in this country, two people are hospitalized for heart failure... and Blacks are at a much higher risk and are affected at an earlier age by the condition more than ... Read More
How To Dramatically Boost Survival of Cardiac Arrest
A person who suffers a cardiac arrest in public has more than twice the chance of surviving if a bystander steps in to restart the heart with an automated external defibrillator ... Read More
Americans unprepared for workplace cardiac emergencies
Most U.S. employees are not prepared for cardiac emergencies at work, according to new surveys of employees and workplace safety managers. The surveys, commissioned by the ... Read More
Health Scares: When Your Body’s Alarm System Goes Off
I stood there in the middle of my living room stuck in disbelief. Why was the entire right- side of my body numb? All I could think about was my husband and son coming home to find ... Read More
Cardiac Arrest vs. Heart Attack vs. Heart Failure: What’s The Difference?
Many people tend to confuse and interchange the terms "heart attack" and "cardiac arrest," but it is very important to note that these are two completely different medical ... Read More