Heart & Vascular
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How Sudden Temperature Changes Affect Your Heart
Sudden temperature swings can be dangerous for some people, including older adults and people with heart disease.
How Weight Loss Drugs Can Protect Heart Health
More people than ever are turning to medication for help with weight loss. They’re also helping people manage their heart health.
Diabetes and Heart Disease: A Dangerous Combination
There is an important connection between diabetes and heart disease that is under-appreciated by most people with diabetes: If you are living with diabetes, then you are at heightened risk for heart and kidney disease.
MINOCA: The Hidden Heart Attack Affecting Women
Some heart attacks occur without blocked arteries, a condition that is more common in women and often goes unrecognized.
Robot-Assisted Cardiac Surgery Results in Easier Recovery for Columbus Man
A Columbus man was told he needed open-heart surgery after a 90 percent blockage was found. But a search for less invasive alternatives led him to the team at UH.
Cholesterol Guidelines Are Changing: Here’s What’s New
The new guidelines recommend using additional tools, like the lipoprotein(a) test, to understand when to be more aggressive in managing heart health.
Smart Earrings: The Next Big Thing in Wearables?
Preliminary research suggests that measuring heart rate and other metrics from the ear may give more accurate measurements than the wrist or finger.
Teen Daughter Saves Mom’s Life with CPR
When 42-year-old B’Lon went into sudden cardiac arrest at home, her daughter Mahogany called 911 and began chest compressions until EMS arrived – actions that saved her mom’s life.