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Keep Your Heart Healthy Over the Holidays

December 3, 2022

By Karen Stokes The holidays should be a time of fun, food and family but it can also be a time of isolation, stress, anxiety, overspending and overeating which can negatively affect your health. Unfortunately, the holiday season can bring about an increase in heart attack deaths. In fact, research shows that more people die […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Heart, Heart Attack, Karen Stokes, Mitchell S.V. Elkind

Black and Hispanic Adults Faced Disparities in Initial Heart Attack Care

August 12, 2022

By Karen Stokes Recent research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, says differences in initial heart attack diagnosis and treatment were found among Black and Hispanic adults compared to white adults. “Physicians have three essential responsibilities,” said senior study author Jared W. Magnani, M.D., M.Sc., an associate professor of medicine at the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr Tadeo A. Diaz Balderrama, Health Disparities, Heart Attack, Karen Stokes

African American Heart Health Is Vital

March 23, 2019

By Dr. Anisa Shomo NNPA Newswire Contributor Last month, February 2019, was not only Black History Month, it was also Heart Health Awareness Month per the American Heart Association. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in the United States. Generally, heart disease is considered a man’s disease, but more Black […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dr. Anisha Shomo, Heart Attack, Heart Disease

More than a flutter: How to know if your irregular heartbeat is atrial fibrillation

September 25, 2015

When asked to describe how atrial fibrillation feels, often patients will say it’s like their heart just flutters. This seemingly benign symptom could signal a much bigger issue. Dean & St. Mary’s cardiac electrophysiologist Dr. Kartik Reddy says if you are experiencing heart symptoms – like a fluttering sensation – you should talk with your […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Atrial Fibrillation, Heart Attack, Heart Palpations, Reddy Kartik, St. Marys Hospital



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