Love southern food? Many of us do. But new research shows a diet filled with fried chicken, sweet tea and greens cooked in bacon fat can increase your risk of a heart attack. The study, which was led by University of Alabama epidemiologist James Shikany, involved an examination of dietary data associated with roughly 17,000 […]
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The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new heart failure drug that could save thousands–even millions–of lives. The drug is Entresto, which is made by pharmaceutical company Novartis. Excitement around the announcement is high because a clinical trial completed roughly a year ago showed that patients using it saw their risk […]
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What’s the best way to gauge someone’s heart health? Test their hand strength. At least, that’s the finding of a new study recently published in The Lancet. The study, which was carried out by medical researchers at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, involved almost 140,000 patients from 17 different countries. All of the participants were […]
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According to statistics from the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, heart disease and stroke claim a human life roughly ever 7-minutes. Established in 1958, the Foundation dubbed February “Heart Month,” an opportunity to raise awareness about the risk factors of heart disease and stroke and fundraise to support life-saving cardiovascular research efforts. To mark […]
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Several researchers believe that a significant heart problem could represent a critical factor in determining Ludwig van Beethoven’s success in music. Many people are aware that, when he died in 1827, Beethoven was deaf. But he also struggled with a serious heart condition known as arrhythmia, or an irregular heartbeat. (It’s also worth noting that […]
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Surgeons in Australia have completed a remarkable procedure: they’ve successfully transplanted a heart that had stopped beating. In a typical scenario a beating heart is taken from someone who has suffered a catastrophic brain injury and is deemed ‘brain dead’. These hearts are then kept on ice for a maximum of four hours before being […]
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