Her Heart welcomes the Australian Government’s recent announcement to deliver Medicare-funded heart health checks to those at risk, and inject funding into cardiovascular research. Together, Prime Minister Scott Morrison, alongside support...
Her Heart is so excited to hear the Victorian Heart Hospital in progress, which is set to turn around the statistic that heart disease is the single leading cause of...
(By the American College of Cardiology) Women are underrepresented in clinical trials for heart failure, coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndrome but proportionately or overrepresented in trials for hypertension,...
(From Harvard Health Publishing) All people have days when they feel sad, gloomy, or down in the dumps. But if those feelings last for weeks and you gradually stop feeling hopeful...
(From Northwestern University) Women who’ve previously experienced a heart attack have twice the risk of later myocardial ischemia in response mental stress compared to men with a similar history, researchers report....
(by Janet Hoffman) With startling statistics about women and heart disease at my fingertips, I turned to Dr. Abraham Bornstein, an educator, Board-Certified Cardiologist and Fellow of The New York...
By Shereen Lehmen (Reuters Health) - Following practices recommended for “optimal” heart health may also reduce the risk of developing a serious heart-rhythm disorder, researchers say. A large U.S. study that followed...
(by Cathy O'Leary) Kayla Gerrans still cannot believe she came close to needing a heart transplant just because she was pregnant. Only now —18 months after she collapsed with heart failure...
Substantial sex and racial gaps exist for cardiac rehabilitation referral at hospital discharge, especially among females, African-Americans, Hispanic and Asian patients leading to less favorable outcomes and/or survival rates. Cardiac rehabilitation...
(by Brandon May) In a recent article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) provided updated recommendations...