Heart failure is a chronic health condition. It occurs when the heart can’t pump enough oxygenated blood throughout the body to keep its cells nourished appropriately. To try to keep the blood flowing properly, the heart may become enlarged so that it can pump more blood. The heart may also start beating faster to keep [...]
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Men with certain types of heart disease who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer should think very carefully before agreeing to hormone therapy designed to shrink the tumor. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that men who take hormones to lower their testosterone levels and have brachytherapy (a [...]
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Chinese researchers have discovered a link between oxycholesterol and atherosclerosis. Oxycholesterol is produced by the body during a process called oxidation, when fats contained in foods and oxygen meet. When meat or chicken is grilled or fried, oxidation occurs. Eating a lot of fried foods or processed foods containing trans fats leads to higher levels [...]
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When it comes to eating well for your heart’s sake, be sure to eat a variety of foods. When we decide that certain foods are “bad,” it makes them more attractive to us. Rather than taking the things that you enjoy the most and putting them on a list of forbidden pleasures, why not vow [...]
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If you have diabetes, make sure that you are getting enough Vitamin D. A deficiency in this important Vitamin means that the individual will have trouble processing cholesterol. As a result, this substance builds up in the person’s blood vessels. The resulting plaque increases the risk of heart attack. Vitamin D, the “Sunshine Vitamin,” is [...]
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Heartmart editors primarily focus on heart diseases – causes, prevention, and treatment. If you have been reading our blog then you know this already. It’s somewhat of a tangent, but we have set up a health and fitness jobs list, which is full of employment opportunities. The board is updated every day and includes openings [...]
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Attention all chocoholics! If you have had a heart attack, eating the sweet stuff may help to prevent a recurrence. A study conducted by researchers from Sweden’s Karolinska Institute were looking at whether eating chocolate affects the risk for heart disease. Antioxidants, such as the flavonol in cocoa, may help to lower blood pressure and [...]
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Angina refers to chest pain that occurs when the heart muscle is deprived of the oxygen-rich blood that needs to function properly. The events that can trigger an angina attack vary, depending on the type of angina that a person has. A buildup of plaque in the arteries surrounding the heart can restrict blood flow [...]
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According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, there are over one million cases of heart attack in the United States every year. Not all of them have so-called “classic” signs, like sudden crushing chest pain that radiates down through the left arm. Unfortunately, for about half of all heart attack sufferers, there are [...]
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Being physically active is a good way to lower your risk of heart disease. Many people, though, have a long list of excuses for why they can’t get off the couch and start exercising. Humans really don’t like to change, and they may have bad memories from their previous attempts to “get into shape.” Some [...]
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