heart disease

A recent study out of Switzerland suggests too much napping may contribute to heart disease. Dr. Rebecca Vigen has her doubts, but the Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center told KERA’s Sam Baker too much napping is not something to ignore.

The CDC continues to rank heart disease as the leading cause of death in Texas. But that and other chronic diseases don’t have to be killers. So said Dr. David Winter with Baylor, Scott and White. The internal medicine specialist explained why to KERA’s Sam Baker.

A recent UT Southwestern study found people had higher blood pressure during the COVID-19 pandemic. Internal Medicine Professor Eric Peterson says this can have long-term health effects like strokes and heart attacks.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the U.S. Black women have a greater risk: One in every two over the age of 20 has some form of heart disease – and many don’t know it. Tierra Moore, an exercise physiologist with Texas Health Dallas, talks about why with KERA's Sam Baker.

The study analyzed health data for more than a million women from eight studies conducted between 1986 and 2009 in the U.S., Australia, China, Norway, Japan, and one multinational study.

Heart disease now tops breast cancer as the leading cause of death for women.

The elderly and people with existing respiratory ailments have been highly susceptible, but the new coronavirus is also a problem for people with severe…

Left ventricular hypertrophy, a thickening in the main pump chamber of the heart, strikes African Americans at a higher rate.Even though heart failure…

Certain physical symptoms may signal heart disease, but its not always clear. An intervention cardiologist talked with KERA Vital Signs host Sam Baker…

A recent study has raised concerns about using stents to treat heart disease. It suggests doctors in many cases implant stents to unblock arteries when…

A recent study says less than six hours of sleep per night can lead to cancer or early death for someone middle aged or older with existing high blood…