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Life is precious, and so is your heart. Our advice from leading medical experts gives you the tools you need to prioritize your heart health — everything from lifestyle tips to recipe ideas and helpful guidance for specific heart conditions.

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September 9, 2025/Heart Health

How To Stop Your Heart Palpitations at Home

If you don’t have other symptoms, try using relaxation techniques and vagal maneuvers to calm your heart down

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September 8, 2025/Heart Health

Should You Avoid Grapefruit if You Take a Statin?

Grapefruit contains natural chemical compounds that can interfere with certain medications when it’s consumed in large amounts

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September 5, 2025/Heart Health

How Is Aortic Stenosis Different From Other Valve Diseases?

All heart valve diseases affect your heart’s valves, but there are some differences between symptoms, risk factors and how they can impact your health

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September 5, 2025/Heart Health

How To Exercise With Aortic Stenosis

Moderate-intensity exercise, like walking, cycling and swimming, is typically recommended

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September 5, 2025/Heart Health

Aortic Stenosis: How Fast Does It Progress?

The heart condition can advance at different rates, and typically can be classified as mild, moderate or severe

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August 15, 2025/Heart Health

Is That Pain in Your Chest Heartburn or a Heart Attack?

If you have other cardiac symptoms, and antacids aren’t working, it’s time to call emergency services

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August 14, 2025/Heart Health

Can You Exercise With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy?

Yes, newer guidelines say mild intensity activity is OK for most people with this type of heart disease

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August 13, 2025/Heart Health

Is Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Genetic? Here’s What You Need To Know

Altered genes may cause your heart muscle to thicken

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July 28, 2025/Heart Health

Understanding the Connection Between Stress and Heart Disease

Chronic stress can trigger palpitations, inflammation, angina and other serious heart issues

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July 22, 2025/Heart Health

How Stress Is Linked to High Blood Pressure

Daily stressors can increase BP in the moment, as well as contribute to habits that can feed long-term hypertension

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