Taking care of your heart is key to good health. Find strategies to prevent heart disease and keep this vital organ in tip-top shape through the years.
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Does Your Heart Stop When You Sneeze?
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What Is Giant Cell Arteritis?
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What Is Electrophysiology?
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What Is an Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump?
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What Is Fibromuscular Dysplasia?
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What Is the Right Atrium?
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Managing Symptoms of AFib With RVR
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What Is Pericardial Effusion?
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What Is a Heart Murmur?
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What Is Scimitar Syndrome?
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Arrhythmia Facts and Statistics: What You Need to Know
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How Fasting Helps Lower Blood Pressure
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Symptoms of Prehypertension
Potassium impacts your blood pressure
Low Potassium
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What Is Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection?
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Abnormal Heartbeat
Palpitations
Palpitations
Medicare-approved heart treatments
How Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Is Treated
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What Is Pulmonary Regurgitation?
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A Guide to Heart-Healthy Drinks
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Pollution and Heart Health
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Normal Resting Heart Rates by Age
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Can Heart Palpitations Be A Symptom of Menopause?
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What’s the Best Heart Rate to Burn Fat?
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Apical Pulse: What It Is & How to Check It
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Blood Pressure and Heart Rate: What's the Difference?
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When to Go to the Hospital for Rapid Heart Rate
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How to Check Your Heart Rate
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What Is a Dangerous Heart Rate?
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What Is Heart Rate Variability & What Can It Tell You?
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How to Lower Heart Rate & Improve Health
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What to Know About Heart Rate Zones
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How Potassium Affects Heart Health
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What Is an Exercise Tolerance Test?
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Cardiogenic Shock: Overview and More
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Does Drinking Water Lower Blood Pressure?
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Is Keto Bad for Your Heart?
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Symptoms of Pulmonary Hypertension
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What Is Jugular Vein Distention (JVD)?
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What Is Good Cholesterol and How Do I Boost It?
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What Is Ventricular Dyssynchrony?
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What Is Mixed Hyperlipidemia?
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What Are Cholesterol Deposits?
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Symptoms of Hyperlipidemia
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Arterial Disease Types: Risk Factors, Causes, and Symptoms
Risk Factors for Clogged Arteries: Cigarette, blood sugar monitor (for diabetes), alcohol with shot glasses, scale (for obesity/lack of exercise), artery with high cholesterol, germ spores (for chronic infections)
What Causes Clogged Arteries?
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Mild Cardoimegaly (Enlarged Heart) Causes and Treatments
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What Is Right Atrial Enlargement?
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What Is Coronary Perfusion Pressure?
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Weak Heart Symptoms and Treatments
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What Is an Aneurysm?
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Symptoms of an Enlarged Heart
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Chest Tightness: Causes and Finding Relief
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The Heart: Anatomy, Function, and Conditions
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What Is A Normal Resting Heart Rate?
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Mitral Valve Clip Procedure: Everything You Need to Know
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What Causes Plaque in the Arteries?
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What Causes Hardening of the Arteries?
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Is Congestive Heart Failure Hereditary?
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How Long Can You Live with Heart Failure?