If you’ve been feeling as if your heart is fluttering or quivering inside your chest, you could be experiencing atrial fibrillation, or an irregular heartbeat.
Family history, health conditions and lifestyle choices can contribute to heart disease. These include high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, diabetes, a diet high in saturated fats, lack of exercise, smoking and alcohol abuse. Many risk factors for heart disease, however, can be minimized by adopting healthy habits.
Red hearts are everywhere in February, not only for Valentine’s Day but also because it’s American Heart Month, a great time to focus on your heart and, with the help of your primary care provider, to educate yourself about cardiovascular health and disease.
Every 40 seconds, someone has a stroke in the United States. It could be a co-worker, a friend or a family member, and it could happen anywhere. The faster a stroke is treated, the more likely a person will recover. Learn the signs of a stroke, how to lower your risk, and ways to decrease the severity of a stroke by acting F.A.S.T.
