ONE BIG THING: 6.9 percent (22 million) of the U.S. population suffers from Long Covid. WHAT’S HAPPENING: Common symptoms include brain fog (58 percent), post-exertional malaise (72 percent), and fatigue (78 percent). About 50 percent of those surviving hospitalization from Covid-related causes w...

WHY IT MATTERS: Eating two avocados weekly reduces the risk of heart attack or stroke. WHAT’S HAPPENING: a report of 110,000 men and women followed for 30 years was published in the on-line March 30 edition of the Journal of the American Heart Association. BOTTOM LINE: Avocados are a great repl...

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This article highlighted big, overlooked side effects of Covid-19: patients with cardiovascular diseases, delaying care. Read more about it here: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-vitals-cb3ae9fe-6778-441b-bfdf-43555f876dbd.html?

This article from Circulation, a scientific journal published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins for the American Heart Association, was published in May 2020. It summarizes the current scientific understanding of the connection between Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease. The overall message is th...

COVID-19 is caused by a coronavirus called SARS-CoV-2. Older adults and people with underlying medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes are at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness. COVID-19 spreads mainly from person to person through respir...

The AMA voted to add obesity as a disease to the coding system doctors use to describe their patients’ conditions. They are hoping that primary care doctors will begin discussing obesity with their patients, a discussion long overdue.  At HeartCare, we have been focused on obesity, its interface...

What is Hypertension? Hypertension is a dangerous condition because there are few recognizable symptoms. Sometimes when blood pressure is very high, some people experience headaches and dizziness, but oftentimes there is no indication at all. Therefore, diagnosis requires that blood pressure be t...

The study featured by the American Heart Association in Philadelphia is called the ISCHEMIC study, showing good management of lifestyle and medications is as effective as bypass and stents (unless you are in an emergency situation.) Read the full article. https://professional.heart.org/profession...

Recent developments, news and updates about heart disease prevention and treatment.