If you have heart failure (currently Blacks have the highest incidence and prevalence of heart failure with the worst clinical outcomes), ... Read More
Heart Failure
Black Americans Less Likely to Get Bystander CPR
If you collapse in a public place from a cardiac arrest, your chances of receiving life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are ... Read More
5 Daily Calorie Burning Activities That Could Help You Lose Weight
You may notice that there are tons of workout plans and fad diets that may or may not work for you. Between the price of a trainer, gym ... Read More
This Test Could Predict Your Chance of Survival After Heart Surgery
About 2 million adults worldwide undergo heart surgery each year, and checking blood levels of a certain protein could help assess their ... Read More
Football Legend & Coach Deion Sanders Has Toes Amputated
Former NFL pro and now celebrated Jackson State head coach Deion Sanders revealed that he had surgery to amputate two toes on his left foot ... Read More
Heart Disease is No. 1 Killer of Women, Do You Know the Risks Factors?
It's been a long-time misconception that heart disease was a man's disease often causing women to be left out of clinical trials. But the ... Read More
Woman on Post-Pregnancy Heart Failure: “I Just Didn’t Feel Right”
Tiara Johnson's second pregnancy went smoothly – until the last month. "My fingers were so puffy, I couldn't wear my wedding ring," she ... Read More
Where Does It Hurt? 9 Types of Chest Pain and What They Mean
Q: Can you explain different types of chest pains? How do I know when to see a doctor? - K. T. A: There are several types of chest pain ... Read More
“Exercise is Medicine” Against Heart Failure
A year of exercise training helped to preserve or increase the youthful elasticity of the heart muscle among people showing early signs of ... Read More
This New Technology Can Predict Heart Failure
It will probably never cease to amaze society how advanced technology can be. From creating cures for diseases that were probably once ... Read More
Day 1: Just Diagnosed with Heart Failure
As the name suggests, heart failure is a term used to describe what happens when the heart muscle doesn’t pump blood as it should. The ... Read More
A Joyous Birth, Followed by Heart Failure
Although Danecia Williams was 24 and healthy, her first pregnancy took a toll on her body. Her blood pressure spiked, straining her heart ... Read More