Augusta University HealthWhen it comes to cardiovascular health, eating low-fat, nutrient-rich food and getting plenty of physical activity are effective ways to promote wellness, including normal blood...
February is Heart Month. Find out more on heart disease in women from an interview with Dr. Doug Miller. Tell us a little about your role and what your goals are? I’m the Vice...
The holidays are a time to drink and be merry, but festive drinking can put your heart at risk. Indulging in a few too many alcoholic drinks may trigger an irregular heartbeat...
Minutes Matter When It Comes to Your Heart If you’ve ever been sick and ignored your symptoms hoping you’d simply feel better, you aren’t alone. While that may work with minor...
When the electric system of your heart doesn’t work like it should, “it’s like turning off a light switch,” said Dr. Haitham Hreibe, a cardiac electrophysiologist at Augusta...
Most people may not ask themselves this question, but maybe they should. Smoking, little to no exercise, and uncontrolled diabetes or blood pressure make our blood vessels work...
Over a lifetime, the extra fats and cholesterol we eat in our diet builds up in our blood vessels. For some of us, there’s so much plaque in the main vessels that lead to our...
The American Heart Association says that adults should have no more than 2,300 milligrams of salt per day—and ideally closer to 1,500 milligrams per day. But in a world where...
If you have a heart condition, cardiac catheterization may be in your future. But what exactly is it? “Cardiac catheterization is a broad term that covers a variety of different...
“If you think about your heart — how it works 24 hours a day to keep you alive — you’ll understand how important it is to keep this powerful muscle as strong as...