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Early Diagnosis Key to Heart Valve Issues Heart valves control the direction of blood flow, and when something interrupts their precision, the effect can be dire.   Aortic valve stenosis, according to the American Heart Association, is the most common and most serious of Read More

Avoid Problems from High Blood Pressure A third of adults ages 40 to 59 have high blood pressure, or hypertension. So do nearly two-thirds of the population age 60 and older. That makes high blood pressure among the most common medical conditions in the United States.   It Read More

Detecting Signs of Heart Disease in Women Many women may write off fatigue, body aches and even nausea as the result of stress or as an indication that they need to slow down and rest. What they might not realize is that those subtle symptoms could indicate something much more Read More