Posted on by: Jackie A. Thayer

Heart Health Symptoms You Should Never Ignore, According to Doctors

If you are having a heart attack, symptoms are usually strong and will arise suddenly. Unfortunately, when it comes to heart failure, the symptoms aren’t so obvious, and usually don’t develop overnight. In fact, if your heart is failing, you might not experience any symptoms at all.

One of the most important ways to take care of your heart health is simply knowing the signs and symptoms—whether they are incredibly subtle or extremely obvious. Eat This, Not That! Health spoke to several of the nation’s top physicians to help you spot them and act before it’s too late. Read on,

… Read More

Continue Reading
Posted on by: Jackie A. Thayer

What your resting heart rate reveals about your longevity

Eating less red meat, reducing sodium, getting plenty of light exercise: Most health-conscious people are familiar with ways they can reduce their risk of heart disease.

But according to a recent study, there might be a risk factor that’s under the radar for many adults.

As reported by Science Daily, the medical journal Open Heart has published a study that found that men in their 50s who have a resting heart rate of 75 beats per minute or higher are twice as likely to die of heart disease within 11 years than peers with a resting rate of 55

… Read More

Continue Reading
Posted on by: Jackie A. Thayer

Methamphetamine Use Drove Surge In Heart Failure Hospitalizations, Costs In California

Newswise — DALLAS, July 14, 2021 — Heart failure hospitalizations and costs related to methamphetamine use jumped sharply over a decade in California, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.

“Our study results should bring urgent attention to this insidious yet rapidly growing form of severe heart failure – methamphetamine-related heart failure, which is taking the lives of young people, straining health care resources and threatening to spread like wildfire in California, the West and to the rest of the nation,” said lead author Susan X. Zhao, M.D., a

… Read More

Continue Reading
Posted on by: Jackie A. Thayer

Heart Disease Risks You Didn’t Know About, Say Doctors

Eat right, get regular exercise, avoid tobacco, limit alcohol—by now, you’re probably familiar with the keys to preventing heart disease. But recent studies have highlighted some other, lesser-known behaviors and situations that can be just as harmful to your heart as subsisting on Big Macs and puffing away on a pack a day. Chances are, you haven’t heard about them—until now. Read on to find out more—and to ensure your health and the health of others, don’t miss these Sure Signs You Have “Long” COVID and May Not Even Know It.

A new study published in the Journal of

… Read More

Continue Reading
Posted on by: Jackie A. Thayer

Ryders Health offers advanced Heart Failure Program, reduces hospital time for patients

WATERFORD, Conn. (WTNH)– Heart Failure is one of the leading causes of hospitalization in older adults here in the United States. At Ryder’s Health, an advanced Heart Failure Program aims to minimize hospital time, maximize long-term health and to get patients back to their loved ones as quickly as possible.

“The program itself will monitor labs on patients twice weekly to make sure the kidney function is normal, the electrolytes are normal,” says Dr. Brian Ehrlich, heart failure cardiology coordinator for the program. “There is a heart failure nurse associated who’s actually my eyes and ears on the ground

… Read More

Continue Reading
Posted on by: Jackie A. Thayer

Heart inflammation concerns | Health Beat with Brea Love

Many people are expressing concern over Myocarditis or heart inflammation.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After hearing some reports about the vaccine and heart-related side effects, there’s a lot of concern going around about Myocarditis or heart inflammation. 

We asked ABC10 Health Expert Dr. Payal Kohli to explain. 

She said young men typically under the age of 30 are more likely to have some heart inflammation after getting the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccines. Kohli said doctors are seeing a higher rate of inflammation in this specific group, but experts don’t know why yet.

“Most of these cases

… Read More

Continue Reading