Emergency Heart Care

There’s a type of cholesterol serious enough to cause a life-threatening heart attack or stroke by middle age, and the scariest part is most who have ...

Each year, deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) combined affect between 300,000 to 600,000 people in the U.S., making it the third ...

A heart scan, officially called a coronary artery calcium (CAC) test, is the gold standard for checking on your heart health. This specialized CT scan ...

We spend a lot of time talking about avoiding high blood pressure, but is there a number that’s too low? For most adults, anything lower than 90/60 mm ...

The term family history is thrown around a lot, but Patton Brantley has lived it. His grandfather died of a heart attack at age 42, his uncle had a ...

Shortly after welcoming her youngest son into the world, Jessica noticed a red, painful and swollen area on her calf. She was concerned, but never ...

On December 3, 2020, Jeff LeDuff came down from a ladder after putting up Christmas lights when his wife Sandy noticed how flushed, red and “off” he ...

Forty percent of U.S. adults have high cholesterol, and many claim their numbers are a matter of genetics. While it’s true that high cholesterol can ...

As marijuana continues to become more widely used, it’s also increasing in potency and accessibility, available in a host of different forms like ...

A new advisory from heart health experts looks at the strong connection and overlapping effects of obesity, Type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease ...