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About 3,500 people in the United States are waiting for a new heart. Tragically, some will die before a heart becomes available.

The cold temperatures also increase the risk for heart attack because the arteries constrict and this increases blood pressure.

It’s not enough to just have an automatic external defibrillator on the wall if somebody goes into cardiac arrest.

According to Dr. Alkatib, heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States for both men and women.

Heart disease causes both heart attacks and heart failure.

While people are living longer, and in many cases better than previous generations, your aging heart is more susceptible to damage.

The cold temperatures also increase the risk for heart attack because the arteries constrict and this increases blood pressure.

What do you do when a great ape has heart trouble?

This year's Heart Ball benefit will take place at the Big House.

There is new research on how the protein in our diets can help protect us from high blood pressure that is linked to cardiovascular diseases.

A new foundation is looking to help Michigan’s firefighters in a way that has not been addressed before now.

It was a night these two men will never forget in December.

One family has a lot to celebrate this Heart Month after their baby son survived a rare and complex surgery.

Could watching the Super Bowl actually raise your risk of suffering a heart attack? Researchers say the “Super Bowl Spike” is a real thing.

Jody Trierweiler shares some ways to incorporate Omega 3's into your diet

There is new research involving a condition called Atrial Fibrillation (a-fib), and the new study is looking into the best ways to treat it.

February is Heart Month and a new survey shows the pandemic continues to take a toll on our hearts in more ways than one.

Here are key messages on heart health for women from the American Heart Association.

The cold temperatures also increase the risk for heart attack because the arteries constrict and this increases blood pressure.

The retired nurse in Missouri was taken to the hospital where she was on 24/7 monitoring until her heart rate returned back to normal.

Hospitals named on the list this year outperformed their peers while maintaining high clinical performance, lower inpatient costs and better overall patient-hospital experiences, the study said.

The time you go to bed may affect your risk for heart disease.

Older adults without heart disease shouldn't take daily aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke.

The Hearts for Heroes program is designed to help prevent heart attack deaths among police, firefighters and other first responders.

A Metro Detroit mother who has relied on a mechanical heart pump for years while she’s waited to get on the organ transplant list.

New data from the American Heart Association suggests drinking coffee straight black can reduce the risk of heart failure in the long term. Drinking one or more cups of plain (black), leaded coffee a day was associated with a long-term reduced risk of heart failure, according to a review of diet data from three major studies using analytic tools from the American Heart Association. “We identified multiple dietary and behavioral risk factors for cardiovascular disease outcomes including marital status, red meat consumption, whole milk consumption, and coffee consumption. Among these dietary variables, increasing coffee consumption was associated with decreasing long-term risk of heart failure (HF) congruently in FHS (Framingham Heart Study), ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities), and CHS (Cardiovascular Heart Study). Further study is warranted to better define the role, possible causality, and potential mechanism of coffee consumption as a potential modifiable risk factor for HF.” American Heart AssociationMore: Healthy Heart news

DETROIT – Doctors at Henry Ford said that an iPhone 12 can pose dangers to people with an implanted defibrillators or pacemakers. READ: Henry Ford doctors say iPhone 12 can disrupt defibrillators, pacemakersA recent study found that the magnet in the iPhone 12 has the potential to stop the implanted device from working. “When I first was reading about the new iPhone, they said the magnet was so strong, you could actually attach it to your refrigerator. You know, I wonder what it would do to a potential device,” Dr. Greenberg said. It’s not just the iPhone 12 that doctors are concerned about.

DETROIT – Cardiologists at the Henry Ford Heart and Vascular Institute said that the magnet in the iPhone 12 can disrupt the function of a defibrillator. Their findings are backed by a warning from Apple that tells people with implanted pacemakers and defibrillators to keep their devices more than 6 inches apart. READ: Metro Detroit doctor encourages people to pay more attention to their heart healthMedical devices such as implanted pacemakers and defibrillators might contain sensors that respond to magnets and radios when in close contact. AppleAccording to Henry Ford, there are more than 300,000 recipients of implanted defibrillators and pacemakers every year. Henry Ford cardiologists, led by Gurjit Singh, M.D., released a manuscript about their findings and submitted it to the medical journal HeartRhythm.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on heart health in so many different ways. To get back on track, Dr. Crawford said it is important to know your numbers. AdIf yours is high, don’t ignore it. A lot of people go into heart failure or get thick heart muscles, or end up on kidney dialysis way earlier in life just because of uncontrolled high blood pressure. You know, so many people says it’s because ‘I am getting older.’ I hear people 46 say, ‘I am getting older.’ Yeah, I don’t think so,” said Crawford.

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – Imagine heart surgery without anesthesia, breathing tubes and weeks of recovery time. A new noninvasive surgery is being offered at Beaumont Hospital that has the patient awake for the procedure. Mary Olk didn’t have any symptoms when the doctors discovered a new issue with her heart. “It wasn’t scary at all.”Olk is one of only a few dozen Beaumont patients who had heart surgery while she was awake. A group of Beaumont Health Care Heroes received the first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday afternoon.

ANN ARBOR, Mich – Fortune and IBM Watson Health have named St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor one of the 50 best cardiovascular hospitals in the United States. The ranking comes from the annual Fortune/IBM 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals study, which highlights top-performing cardiovascular hospitals. It is the third year in a row that St. Joe’s has been recognized by the study, and the hospital’s eleventh year receiving the honor. “Our hospital consistently ranks among the best in the nation when it comes to caring for the cardiovascular needs of those we serve,” said Alonzo Lewis, president of St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor and Livingston in a release. St. Joe’s was also on Fortune and IBM Watson Health’s 100 Top Hospitals list earlier in the year.

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Pexels.com(CNN) - Some good news for nap fanatics -- a new study has found that a daytime nap taken once or twice a week could lower the risk of heart attacks or strokes. Researchers from the University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland studied the association between napping frequency and duration and the risk of fatal and non-fatal cardiovascular disease complications. The observational study, which was published in Heart, the journal of the British Cardiovascular Society, found that no such association emerged for greater frequency or duration of naps. While some studies have been done on the impact of napping on heart health, many published studies fail to consider napping frequency or duration, the researchers said. It's often difficult to untangle what is cause and effect, especially when some serious conditions, such as coronary heart disease, can be largely symptom-free for decades prior to a critical complication such as a heart attack," he told the Science Media Centre (SMC) in London.

In the Heart of Detroit Michelle and Al Clemens are proving that it can happen. Ian Clemens was a teenager with a heart of gold. To honor their sons dream, Michelle and Al started the Ian Clemens Memorial Scholarship for Wayne County high school students looking to become an engineer. So far, the organization has been able to help eight students and many more to come. The amazing Mom and Dad duo also talk with other families and bring support to the hospitals.