Heart Information Center
Heart Information Center
Hidden Heart Risks in Young Adults Without Classic Warning Signs
The news cycle increasingly features stories of young, seemingly healthy adults, often fit athletes or individuals with normal BMI and blood pressure, experiencing sudden...
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Early Warning Signs of a Heart Attack, and Why They’re Often Ignored
It is a pervasive and dangerous myth that a heart attack strikes suddenly, without any prior notice, like a bolt of lightning from a...
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How Winter Temperatures Affect Your Heart and Circulation
It seems counterintuitive that the tranquil beauty of a winter landscape could pose a serious threat to the heart, yet the statistics are clear:...
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How Irregular Sleep Schedules Increase Heart Attack and Stroke Risk
The modern schedule often dictates a fluid approach to sleep: late nights on weekends, early alarms on weekdays, and erratic sleep durations dictated by...
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Steps vs Intensity: What Really Improves Heart Health on Your Daily Walk
The ubiquity of fitness trackers has solidified the notion that 10,000 steps is the gold standard for daily health. This easily quantifiable metric has...
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Could the Heart Repair Itself? The Emerging Science of CCNA2 Activation
The conventional wisdom in cardiology has long been immutable: after a heart attack (myocardial infarction), the injured area of the human heart is replaced...
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Why Troponin Levels Can Rise Even When You’re Not Having a Heart Attack
For decades, the presence of Troponin, specifically the cardiac isoforms Troponin T and Troponin I, in the bloodstream has been the universally accepted gold...
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How a “Normal” Heart Rate Can Mask Hidden Cardiovascular Stress
For decades, the standard medical assessment of cardiovascular health began with the pulse. A Resting Heart Rate (RHR) falling between 60 and 100 beats...
