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COVID-19 alert: Heart and kidney patients should keep taking their medicines

Equally important, foregoing these important medications would dramatically increase health risks for hundreds of millions of patients with hypertension, congestive heart failure,...

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Can stress trigger a second heart attack? Yes, new research suggests

Patients who developed ischemia with mental stress had more than two times the risk of having a repeat heart attack or dying...

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What you need to know about your thyroid

Thyroid disease is more common than diabetes and heart disease, but more than half with thyroid disease are unaware.

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Reduce your risk for another heart attack

Because up to 80% of heart attacks are preventable, it's important to follow your doctor's recommendations for reducing your risk. Talk to...

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Belly fat linked with repeat heart attacks

The authors recommend using waist circumference in clinical settings to identify first-time heart attack patients at increased risk of recurrent events.

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Heart disease linked to a higher risk of kidney failure

New research indicates that cardiovascular diseases--including heart failure, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, and stroke--are each linked with a higher risk of...