Sep 13, 2018
The negative health consequences of low literacy are wide-ranging, experts say. Adults have a tough time understanding the preventable chronic conditions they may have, taking their medication correctly and other aspects of health literacy.
Sep 4, 2018
A varied, quality diet could help prevent hospitalizations and even death among patients with heart failure, according to a new study.
Aug 14, 2018
The delivery of personalized, low-sodium meals to the homes of heart failure patients just out of the hospital has the potential to help them avoid rehospitalization in the days ahead, a new study shows.
Aug 3, 2018
Healthy people exposed to even low levels of air pollution over a handful of years developed enlarged heart chambers, a common precursor to heart failure, according to a new study.
Aug 2, 2018
Kayde Wolf was in her 20s when doctors discovered inflammation of her heart muscle caused by a viral infection. She recovered and was ready to have a baby. During her 37th week of pregnancy, the old condition flared.
Jul 11, 2018
A chance 6 a.m. phone call resulted in Dr. Matt Austin being awake to save his wife Stephanie during a cardiac arrest.
Jul 5, 2018
Leading heart failure expert Mariell Jessup says experiences with AHA have helped expand her boundaries. She received the 木瓜直播's highest volunteer honor, the Gold Heart Award, in June.
Jun 29, 2018
Imagine stepping onto a scale 鈥� not to measure your weight, but the chance of your heart failing. That鈥檚 the potential scenario envisioned by researchers who may have discovered a new risk factor for heart failure: leg bioimpedance.
Jun 22, 2018
People with sleep apnea, especially those over 60, could decrease their risk of heart failure by using CPAP masks at night to help with breathing, according to new research.
Jun 13, 2018
A look at the past, present and future of the LVAD, a heart pump implanted in baseball Hall of Famer Rod Carew and thousands more heart failure patients.