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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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How a Preventive Cardiologist Helps Protect Your Heart

A preventive cardiologist practices a subspecialty of medicine that is focused on lowering patients’ risk for developing heart disease and having a first heart attack or stroke.

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Can You Live With an Aortic Aneurysm?

Aortic aneurysm is the most common type of aneurysm. But how dangerous is it? A UH vascular surgeon answers some common questions about the condition.

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Smartwatches Hold New Promise to Detect Disease and Improve Health

Wearable technology is advancing quickly with great promise for improving health. What does the future hold?