Patients who were counseled on heart medications and lifestyle modifications by specially trained nurses were 30% less likely to experience cardiovascular death, heart attack or stroke five years ...

As manager of Baystate Medical Center's cardiac rehabilitation and wellness program, Heidi R. Szalai is in the business of keeping hearts healthy, especially ones that have undergone repair, through ...

Cardiovascular disease (also called heart disease) is one of the most common medical conditions older adults face. In nursing homes, almost half of all older adult residents have been diagnosed with ...

Heart disease continues to rank as the leading cause of death in the Black community, claiming thousands of lives annually. While lifestyle modifications remain foundational to heart health, modern ...

In older patients who have had an acute MI, cardiac rehabilitation is strongly associated with improved survival and fewer readmissions, according to a registry study published online August 7, 2015, ...

One recent study's findings show that when elderly cardiac patients were prescribed heart medication for 60 days or longer at discharge, they were 4 times more likley to adhere to the drug regimen ...

—An analysis of population-based data revealed that males born with DMD experienced prolonged survival when cardiac medication was initiated while LVF was normal, highlighting an area of focus for ...