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Heat, Humidity and Your Heart

Even if you’re an elite athlete in perfect health, your heart works harder and is more vulnerable on hot, humid days. For people with a history of heart problems, the risk is much greater. 

New Minimally Invasive Procedure Gives Heart Patients More Options

Previously, patients with mitral valve regurgitation (MR) had very few options if they weren’t candidates for surgery. The condition, in which one of the heart valves does not close tightly, allowing blood to flow backward into the heart’s left chamber, can lead palpitations, difficulty breathing and fluid build-up in the lungs in patients who have a severe form of this heart disorder.

A World Heart Day Reminder—Heart Health is a Year-Round Commitment

When is the right time to pay attention to heart health? For me, the answer is every day.

Understanding the Gut-Heart Connection: How Microbiome Balance Impacts Health

Cardiac Ablation Treatment for Heart Arrhythmias

If you’ve ever felt that your heart skipped a beat or that your heart was thumping in your chest, you may have felt a heart arrhythmia, or an abnormal heart rhythm. While everyone can experience an abnormal heart rhythm once in a while, an irregular heart beat that occurs periodically could signal trouble.

Is Intermittent Fasting Bad for Your Heart?

Flu Shot Might Protect Your Heart

When you live in Florida, it can be easy to miss the impending arrival of flu season. Of course, you can get sick from the influenza virus at any time of the year, but it is far more likely in the fall and winter.

Warmer Months are Good for Heart Health

Living in Florida, we have a lot to be thankful for — especially because it’s warm year round. Now, it appears that this warm weather is good for more than just enjoying days at the beach. 

Running Five Minutes a Day Can Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

Your alarm goes off at 6 a.m.—it’s time for another busy Monday. After hitting the snooze button two or three times, you roll out of bed and go wake your kids up for school. As you’re rushing to get ready for work, you’re trying to feed your kids breakfast, get them ready for school and make it out the door on time. Once you arrive to work, you’ve got a full day ahead of you, filled with emails, meetings and project deadlines.

Why Working Long Hours Isn’t Good for Your Heart Health

Americans work more than anyone, research has shown.