Lori Sepich smoked for years and sometimes skipped taking her blood pressure medicine. But she never thought she'd have a heart attack. The possibility "just wasn't registering with me," said the 64-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, who suffered two of them 13 years apart. She's far from ...
For over four decades, many heart attack survivors have been sent home with a prescription for beta-blockers, which are drugs that impact the effects of hormones and adrenaline on the heart and blood vessels. Now, new research is casting doubt on that practice and could change the standard of ...
While the snow looks beautiful coming down, getting rid of it can be a dangerous chore 鈥� especially for those who have heart problems. Dr. Sundeep Ekbote said studies have shown that the heart rate jumps to 85% of its maximum capacity within two minutes of shoveling snow. 鈥淚t鈥檚 like an ...
