Heart Health

Dear Doctors: Our family visits a lake in the mountains every summer where the water almost never gets above 60 degrees. I dislike swimming in ...

Dear Doctor: I’m 75, healthy, and want to stay that way in spite of a bad family history regarding hearts and arteries. I have taken ...

Dear Doctor: I’ve been taking niacin for years to lower my cholesterol.  Do you think it really helps? Dr. Robert ...

It has been six weeks since my husband, who is 57, had a heart attack, and I’m afraid he’s depressed. His doctors say he’s doing ...

Dear Doctors: I've been taking fish oil capsules daily over the last 5 years.  Is there any benefit in doing this? [caption id="" align="alignright" ...

Dear Doctors: Everyone in my partner’s family loves coffee but I’m like the rest of my family  – we can take it or leave it. ...

Dear Doctor: If you don't have risk factors for having a heart attack, should you be taking aspirin every day? ...

Dear Doctors: I read that sugar might be worse for your heart than fat. Should I give up sweets? Dr. ...

The American College of Cardiology recently updated existing blood pressure guidelines based on findings from the 2017 Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). ...

If you’ve been diagnosed with high blood pressure, you know the importance of limiting your salt consumption. Too much sodium can cause excess water ...