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An Overview of Hypertensive Emergency

An Overview of Hypertensive Emergency

An Overview of Hypertensive EmergencyByBrandon Peters, MDUpdated on October 28, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDAn extreme form of high blood pressure is called h

An Overview of Hypertensive Emergency

An Overview of Hypertensive EmergencyByBrandon Peters, MDUpdated on October 28, 2021Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MDAn extreme form of high blood pressure is called h
How Heart Disease Is Treated

How Heart Disease Is Treated

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 06, 2021Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDSinceheart diseaseis a term that encompasses a wide range of heart c

How Heart Disease Is Treated

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on September 06, 2021Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDSinceheart diseaseis a term that encompasses a wide range of heart c
What is a heart attack? Cardiologists explain the condition following death of NBA coach Dejan Milojević

What is a heart attack? Cardiologists explain the condition following death of NBA coach Dejan Milojević

by Deborah Lynn Blumberg,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGolden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died recently after a heart attack. Although most heart attacks

What is a heart attack? Cardiologists explain the condition following death of NBA coach Dejan Milojević

by Deborah Lynn Blumberg,American Heart AssociationCredit: CC0 Public DomainGolden State Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojević died recently after a heart attack. Although most heart attacks
Torn neck arteries may be more common than once thought

Torn neck arteries may be more common than once thought

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit:Stroke(2024). DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043647Along each side of the neck are a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain.

Torn neck arteries may be more common than once thought

by Laura Williamson,American Heart AssociationCredit:Stroke(2024). DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.123.043647Along each side of the neck are a pair of arteries that supply blood to the brain.
Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure

Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure

Signs of Left-Sided Heart FailureByShamard Charles, MD, MPHUpdated on December 15, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDThe symptoms ofleft-sided heart failure&

Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure

Signs of Left-Sided Heart FailureByShamard Charles, MD, MPHUpdated on December 15, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDThe symptoms ofleft-sided heart failure&
What Is Right-Sided Heart Failure?

What Is Right-Sided Heart Failure?

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 02, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDRight-sidedheart failure develops when the right side of the heart does not

What Is Right-Sided Heart Failure?

ByRichard N. Fogoros, MDUpdated on October 02, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDRight-sidedheart failure develops when the right side of the heart does not
Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease

Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease

bySanford-Burnham PrebysThis graphical abstract uses images from the study's experiments to highlight major findings regarding the role of a protein called CREB-regulated transcription co-ac

Controlling thickness in fruit fly hearts reveals new pathway for heart disease

bySanford-Burnham PrebysThis graphical abstract uses images from the study's experiments to highlight major findings regarding the role of a protein called CREB-regulated transcription co-ac
How to Lower Heart Rate & Improve Health

How to Lower Heart Rate & Improve Health

How to Lower Heart Rate & Improve HealthByAubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHTPublished on January 28, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDYour heart rate is oneimp

How to Lower Heart Rate & Improve Health

How to Lower Heart Rate & Improve HealthByAubrey Bailey, PT, DPT, CHTPublished on January 28, 2022Medically reviewed byRichard N. Fogoros, MDYour heart rate is oneimp
Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

by Elana GotkineHeart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 inPLOS ONE.Junyu Zhang, from Hunan University of Chinese Med

Heart failure causally linked to chronic kidney disease

by Elana GotkineHeart failure is causally associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online Dec. 11 inPLOS ONE.Junyu Zhang, from Hunan University of Chinese Med
Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

by Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various factors can play into t

Self-care steps can keep your heart healthy during the holidays

by Mayo Clinic Staff, Mayo Clinic News NetworkCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainHeart attacks, along with heart problems in general, are more common around the holidays. Various factors can play into t
Blood Clots

Blood Clots

Blood ClotsThey are usually beneficial, but they can be harmfulByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on August 31, 2022Medically reviewed byKimberly Brown, MDBlood clots form to stop exces

Blood Clots

Blood ClotsThey are usually beneficial, but they can be harmfulByHeidi Moawad, MDUpdated on August 31, 2022Medically reviewed byKimberly Brown, MDBlood clots form to stop exces
Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

by Emily Velasco,California Institute of Technologya, Schematic of the imaging system. Light from a laser is delivered to the blood vessel region via a fibre bundle. Photoacoustic waves are gene

Seeing deep blood flow with sound and laser light

by Emily Velasco,California Institute of Technologya, Schematic of the imaging system. Light from a laser is delivered to the blood vessel region via a fibre bundle. Photoacoustic waves are gene