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The Link Between Inflammation and Heart Disease

The Link Between Inflammation and Heart Disease

The Link Between Inflammation and Heart DiseaseByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on January 11, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCICardiovascular disease(CVD)

The Link Between Inflammation and Heart Disease

The Link Between Inflammation and Heart DiseaseByAngela Ryan Lee, MDPublished on January 11, 2022Medically reviewed byYasmine S. Ali, MD, MSCICardiovascular disease(CVD)
Maze Procedure: Everything You Need to Know

Maze Procedure: Everything You Need to Know

Maze Procedure: Everything You Need to KnowByMark GurarieUpdated on September 20, 2023Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDMaze procedure(also known as the “Cox Maze proce

Maze Procedure: Everything You Need to Know

Maze Procedure: Everything You Need to KnowByMark GurarieUpdated on September 20, 2023Medically reviewed byAnisha Shah, MDMaze procedure(also known as the “Cox Maze proce
Corazón Triauricular: causas, síntomas y tratamiento

Corazón Triauricular: causas, síntomas y tratamiento

Corazón Triauricular: causas, síntomas y tratamientoEl corazón triauricular, también conocido como corazón triatrial o “cor triatriatum”, es un defecto cardíaco extremadamente raro que se presenta al

Corazón Triauricular: causas, síntomas y tratamiento

Corazón Triauricular: causas, síntomas y tratamientoEl corazón triauricular, también conocido como corazón triatrial o “cor triatriatum”, es un defecto cardíaco extremadamente raro que se presenta al
Why heart rhythm problems tend to happen early in the morning

Why heart rhythm problems tend to happen early in the morning

by Samantha Rey,Imperial College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany studies have shown that potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances ('ventricular arrhythmia') are more like

Why heart rhythm problems tend to happen early in the morning

by Samantha Rey,Imperial College LondonCredit: Pixabay/CC0 Public DomainMany studies have shown that potentially lethal heart rhythm disturbances ('ventricular arrhythmia') are more like
Inflammation of the heart muscle following viral infection can impede long-term cardiac function

Inflammation of the heart muscle following viral infection can impede long-term cardiac function

by University of FreiburgCharacteristic stripes (green) make the heart muscle cell (cardiomyocyte) easily recognizable. The virus infection in this cell is shown by viral RNA which has been color

Inflammation of the heart muscle following viral infection can impede long-term cardiac function

by University of FreiburgCharacteristic stripes (green) make the heart muscle cell (cardiomyocyte) easily recognizable. The virus infection in this cell is shown by viral RNA which has been color
What Is Heart Disease?

What Is Heart Disease?

Also Known as Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)ByMark GurariePublished on May 12, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MD"Heart disease," or cardiovascular disease

What Is Heart Disease?

Also Known as Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)ByMark GurariePublished on May 12, 2023Medically reviewed byJeffrey S. Lander, MD"Heart disease," or cardiovascular disease
Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to

Blood pressure, cholesterol before age 55 years impact risk for heart disease

by Lori SolomonGenetically-predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age, according to
Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe mean age at which people in Chicago have fatal heart attacks outside the hospital is decreasing, with the biggest changes happenin

Chicagoans are dying from cardiac arrest outside the hospital at increasingly younger ages

by University of Illinois at ChicagoCredit: CC0 Public DomainThe mean age at which people in Chicago have fatal heart attacks outside the hospital is decreasing, with the biggest changes happenin
Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device—but at what risk?

Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device—but at what risk?

by Daniel Chang, Holly K. Hacker, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainToo old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart,

Patients facing death are opting for a lifesaving heart device—but at what risk?

by Daniel Chang, Holly K. Hacker, KFF Health NewsCredit: CC0 Public DomainToo old and too sick for a heart transplant, Arvid Herrman was given a choice: have a mechanical pump implanted in his heart,