Category: Heart Disease

  • Take steps to protect your heart in the summer heat

    Take steps to protect your heart in the summer heat

    Summer is a great time for picnics, gardening, hiking, and water sports. However, the high temperatures associated with the summer months can often put additional stress on your heart. If you have heart disease or risk factors such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, you may be at increased risk for heat stress…

  • Heart Disease Goes Undiagnosed in Many Women

    Heart Disease Goes Undiagnosed in Many Women

    Despite the significant medical advancements over the past 20 years, heart disease continues to go undiagnosed in many women. Most people don’t realize that heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States and accounts for nearly 1 in 4 deaths each year. If you live here in Tennessee, your…