About 61% of US adults will have heart disease by 2050, research from the American Heart Association predicts. While the biggest driver of the trend will be the large number of people who have (or will develop) high blood pressure,…
Heart attacks are the leading cause of death for women and kill more than 3 million women a year. Coronary artery disease (heart attack, blockage of heart arteries) affects women differently than men. Let’s learn about risk factors and symptoms…
The Number One Cause of Death Cardiovascular disease is the number one leading cause of deaths in the world. According to American Heart Association, 17.3 million people die due to heart disease. This figure is expected to be more than…
Your heart is made of four chambers, the left and right atrium, and the left and right ventricle. The healthy heart beats regularly to pump blood to the body. Each heart beat is triggered by an electrical signal from a…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the world, especially amongst men. In fact, according to the World Health Organization, heart disease has claimed the lives of over 7,400,000 people in 2015. Studies have shown that the probability…
In 2010, close to 25% of deaths in India were due to Cardiovascular disease. Did you know that Indian people are at higher risk of heart attacks and the rate of heart disease in this ethnic group is hitting younger…