Higher Fitness Level Can Determine Longer Lifespan After Age 70
For older people, fitness may be more informative than traditional cardiovascular risk factors
High-Intensity Interval Training Helps Trim Belly Fat in Cardiac Rehab
A regimen popular among athletes can also help patients get in shape after a heart attack
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction: Time to Revisit the Stiff Heart
Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) especially affects women and the elderly. The authors review the importance of the heterogeneity of this condition and its implications on…
Study: More Than One-Third of Patients Risking Major Bleeding By Doubling Up on Blood Thinners
A daily aspirin is a commonly used, generally safe therapy for people who need help preventing heart attacks or stroke.
Temperatures Rising: Patients Taking Diuretics May See More Benefit by Upping Potassium Intake During Warmer Weather
Patients taking diuretics are often at risk for low potassium levels, which can put patients at an increased risk of death from cardiac arrhythmias or other causes. But…