Heart Disease, Stroke and Diabetes
What is Insulin Resistance? Does it Mean Prediabetes?
Insulin resistance means that muscle, fat, and liver cells respond less effectively to insulin than normal. The pancreas compensates by producing more insulin. However, insulin… Continue Reading
Is High LDL-P Dangerous? Particle Count vs. Cholesterol
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team Your standard cholesterol results look acceptable, but an advanced lipid test shows a high LDL particle number. Should… Continue Reading
Heart Symptoms People Brush Off Until Testing Catches Something
Fatigue, mild shortness of breath climbing stairs, an occasional flutter in the chest that passes in a few seconds — these are exactly the kinds… Continue Reading
5 Ways Cardiac Hypertrophy Affect Heart Function
When the heart muscle thickens and the left ventricle enlarges, the organ’s ability to pump blood efficiently becomes compromised. Cardiac hypertrophy, a condition where heart… Continue Reading
How E-Bike Commuting Can Support a Heart-Healthy Routine
Public-health guidance on heart health is remarkably consistent: adults should aim for at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity each week, or 75 minutes… Continue Reading
How Farxiga Helps a Failing Heart
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You become short of breath climbing stairs, your ankles swell by evening, and your cardiologist prescribes Farxiga—even though… Continue Reading
How the Heart Drains Its Own Blood
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team When you picture blood moving through the heart, you may imagine the heart pumping blood to the lungs… Continue Reading
Managing Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Hour by Hour
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team A person with heart failure may go to bed feeling more tired than usual, then wake up gasping… Continue Reading
The Different Cardiac Stress Tests and Who Gets Which
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You feel pressure in your chest while climbing stairs, or perhaps you become unusually winded during a brisk… Continue Reading
Atherosclerosis in Images: Plaque From Inside an Artery
By Your Health Magazine Health Information Team You may have seen an artery illustration showing a smooth, open tube beside another vessel crowded by a… Continue Reading
