People with heart disease may increase their risk of heart attack, stroke, heart failure, and dying from heart-related causes even more if they consume a diet high in sodium, according to a new study that followed nearly 30,000 people for more than four years.
"We have just lost a Hollywood giant," he says. "More importantly, we have lost an incredible human being"
The star, who is being visited by family and friends, "did not have a heart attack," says her rep
Legendary actress Elizabeth Taylor is being treated in a Los Angeles hospital for "symptoms caused by congestive heart failure," her representative said Friday.
People.com: Peggy Rea Diesupdated: Fri Feb 11 2011 09:29:00
The TV actress died at congestive heart failure at the age of 89
I was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy about four years ago. Recently I noticed that when I am lying down flat on my back I experience chest pain/tightness and difficulty breathing. Is this related to my heart disease?
It's widely known that cholesterol-lowering statins can benefit patients with heart disease, but a new study suggests they may actually harm some people with heart failure.
Moderate exercise can help patients with failing hearts feel better -- and it's safe, according to the largest-ever study of exercise in people with chronic heart failure, published as two articles in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Fish oil supplements may work slightly better than a popular cholesterol-reducing drug to help patients with chronic heart failure
The star's publicist calls rumors about her health "overstated and untrue"
GlaxoSmithKline is getting ready for a face-to-face with the FDA about its diabetes drug Avandia, which has been on the hot seat since a study blamed the drug for increasing the risk of heart attack.
The American Heart Association estimates nearly 5 million Americans are living with heart failure. More than half-a-million new cases are diagnosed each year. One of the most common forms is called congestive heart failure. CNN medical correspondent Judy Fortin learned more about it from cardiologist Dr. Wendy Book of Emory School of Medicine.
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