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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), high blood pressure affects almost one in every two individuals in the United States.

Posted on September 27 2023

Written By Ami Beniaminovitz, MD As an avid runner and a cardiologist, I try to closely follow the research on endurance running and its effects on the heart. Recent research has raised alarms about the potential for plaque buildup and scarring in the heart in some long-distance runners. Yet other studies have suggested that when […]

Posted on September 26 2023

Every forty seconds, someone in the United States suffers from a heart attack.

Posted on September 21 2023

70% of people who have had a heart attack or stroke did not know that LDL cholesterol is often called "bad cholesterol" because it causes fat to build up in the arteries.

Posted on September 20 2023

Many people wonder whether echocardiograms and heart scans provide the same information.

Posted on September 18 2023

Exercise briefly raises your blood pressure and heart rate and is one of the best things you can do for your heart's health. But if your heart rate goes down while you're working out, it could be because you have a major heart problem.

Posted on September 14 2023