Understand Your Health: What is Cholesterol?
High cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke, but what exactly is cholesterol and how does it affect your heart? When you consider that one in three Americans has high cholesterol,
Unique Risk Factors for Stroke in Women
You may have a sudden, severe headache, feel weak or numb on one side of your face or body, have trouble speaking or understanding, or experience confusion and/or difficulty with your vision or motor coordination.
New Guidelines Create Opportunity for Crucial Stroke Prevention Treatments
Earlier this year, the American Heart Association (AHA) expanded its guidelines for two methods of treating strokes to include practices that could prevent strokes and treat smaller strokes, expanding the number of patients who can
The Widowmaker Heart Attack Explained
Although it may seem impossible to survive something dubbed the “widowmaker,” Neeraj Badhey, M.D., an interventional cardiologist on the medical staffs at Texas Health HEB and Cardiac & Vascular Center of North Texas, a Texas
It’s Never Too Late to Jump-start a Healthy, Active Lifestyle
It’s safe to say most Americans have plenty of access to resources about how to live a healthy, active life, but unfortunately, too few of us are taking this readily available advice. We have become
New Vascular Rehab Program Provides Hope for Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease
Anyone who has had a cardiac episode is familiar with cardiac rehab – a rehabilitation program to strengthen and improve their heart. But a new rehab option just launched at Texas Health that could make
Take Your Heart Health to Heart – Infographic
February marks American Heart Month, an entire month dedicated to promoting awareness and providing easy lifestyle changes anyone can make to improve the health of their heart. We know you most likely know what’s good
Blood Pressure and an Aging Population
It’s a fact of life that as we age, our bodies grow older right along with us. Our vision starts to blur, our joints start to ache and according to experts, our blood pressure almost
Sleeping in on the Weekend May Not Be Doing Your Heart Any Favors
Perhaps you have a long commute and need to get on the road early in the morning or maybe you stay up way too late during the week. Either way, you’re running up a sleep
Getting to Know Heart Valve Disease
The month of February is all about the heart. For some, it brings to mind Valentine’s Day, greeting cards and flowers, but health professionals are hoping more Americans will think about their heart health this