Heart Health

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May 30, 2017

Many People at Risk of Heart Attack See No Need to Improve Their Health

Dr. Thais Coutinho

May 29, 2017

Dr. Thais Coutinho: On Preventing Heart Disease and Helping Patients Recover

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May 28, 2017

How Air Pollution Can Impact Your Heart Health

A drowsy woman holding her head up with her right hand.

February 24, 2017

Healthy Sleep and Your Heart: How to Get the Rest You Need

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January 24, 2017

The Truth about Sexual Health and Heart Disease

Top 10 Stories of 2016 from The Beat

January 3, 2017

Top 10 Stories of 2016 from The Beat

Smoking Cessation poster

October 26, 2016

The Importance of Best Practices for Successful Smoking Cessation

Warning Sounded on Drugs that Pose Risk for Heart Failure Patients

August 29, 2016

Warning Sounded on Drugs that Pose Risk for Heart Failure Patients

July 27, 2016

Prevention Key to the Future of Cardiovascular Medicine

10 TIPS FOR EMOTIONAL HEALTH: Paying attention to your emotional health can help you manage stress and emotions. Practice Deep Breathing: Deep breathing relaxes your body and lowers your blood pressure and heart rate. Name Your Emotions: Naming your emotions helps you be more aware and decide how you will react. Try Not to Judge Your Emotions: Judging our emotions can make them seem worse. Know Your Emotional Triggers: Knowing what makes you angry, sad or anxious will help you be better prepared. Be More Mi

June 24, 2016

10 Tips for Emotional Health

Focus on women and heart disease: statin therapy, gestational diabetes, and atrial fibrillation

May 27, 2016

Rapid Beats: Heart Disease News and Updates for May

An Ask the Experts panel at the Canadian Women’s Heart Health Summit included (from left) Lisa Mielniczuk, MD, Ottawa Heart Institute; Sharon Mulvagh, MD, Mayo Clinic; Jacqueline Saw, MD, University of British Columbia; and Sharonne Hayes, MD, Mayo Clinic.

May 16, 2016

CWHHS 2016: What’s Needed to Improve Women’s Heart Health?