Heart Failure

Heart Disease May Have Nothing To Do With Race After All

You're probably used to hearing that your race plays a part in your risk of developing a certain disease. For years Blacks have been told ... Read More

One Bite At A Time! 7 Delicious Foods That Make Your Heart Stronger

Ever lost a loved one and dreaded the all too common yet relatively insensitive question… “How did they die?” It’s invasive and quite ... Read More

5 Ways Binge Watching Affects Your Heart

It's tempting to binge-watch TV shows, and it might be hard to get off the couch after just one or two episodes. But it could be worth ... Read More

Could Gout Medicine Also Help Fight Heart Failure?

The anti-inflammatory benefits of a common gout medicine may help save the lives of heart failure patients, researchers say. This could be ... Read More

3 Health Conditions That Increase Your Risk of Drowning

With summer comes warm weather and swimming. But for some people, knowing how to swim may not be enough to ensure their safety. That's ... Read More

Never Too Late: Starting Exercise in 70s Can Help the Heart

Here are some numbers that could add up strongly in your favor. If you're in your 70s and get 20 minutes a day of moderate to vigorous ... Read More

After Collapsing at Work, This Single Mom Wound Up With a New Heart

In her late 40s, Alicia Wilson had a hectic schedule. She had a full-time job administering contracts, was a single mom of a busy high ... Read More

MLB Legend Harold Baines Receives Second Chance With New Heart

Nearly 11 months after having life-saving heart and kidney transplant surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, 63-year-old Harold ... Read More

Heart Failure Risk Climbs in Obese Older Women Who Had Late Menopause

Health risks tied to obesity are often serious, with new research showing it boosts odds for heart failure among older women, especially ... Read More

3 Devices That Can Help You Get a Restful Night’s Sleep

Insomnia is widespread in heart disease patients and significantly boosts the risk of heart attack, stroke or another major heart event, a ... Read More

Does Cutting Back on Salt Help People With Heart Failure?

If you have heart failure (currently Blacks have the highest incidence and prevalence of heart failure with the worst clinical outcomes), ... Read More