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Health NewsTelomere Length May Predict Heart Disease Risk Hormone Therapy Doesn't Boost Heart Attack Risk in Younger Women: Study Simple Lifestyles Changes Can Produce Big Payoffs Search Results 1–10 of 61 Web Pages | Next > | Show All | See Categories and Related Topics Get Your Blood Pressure Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy LivingStarting at age 18, you should check your blood pressure at least every 2 years. Lowering your blood pressure can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can help you live a longer, healthi... Details >National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesGet Your Cholesterol Checked: Quick Guide to Healthy LivingAdults age 20 and older should get their cholesterol checked with a simple blood test at least once every 5 years. Lowering your cholesterol can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can... Details >National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesLearn About Heart Disease: Quick Guide to Healthy LivingCertain factors increase your risk of getting heart disease. You are at a higher risk if you are a woman age 55 or older, a man age 45 or older, or related to someone who had early heart disease. ... Details >National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWhat Is a Heart Attack? A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a section of heart muscle becomes blocked. A leading killer of both men and women in the United States, learn the symptoms and how acting fast can save your li... Details >National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health Be Active for a Healthier HeartAlso available in: VietnameseBe Active for a Healthier Heart explains the importance of daily physical activity in the prevention of heart disease. ... Details >National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of HealthABCs of Preventing Heart Disease, Stroke and Heart Attack Your lifestyle is not only your best defense against heart disease and stroke, it is also your responsibility. This document provides simple solutions to cardiovascular disease prevention. By followin... Details >American Heart AssociationACE inhibitor drugs underused in heart failure patients Almost a third of heart failure patients face an increased risk of death because they do not receive an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor.... Details >American Heart AssociationAct in Time to Heart Attack SignsThe National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), part of the National Institutes of Health, designed this Web page as part of a campaign to increase Americans' awareness of the need to act fast ... Details >National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Information CenterAddressing Cardiovascular Health in Asian American and Pacific IslandersThis background paper provides an overview of cardiovascular disease and its associated risk factors among Asian American and Pacific Islanders.... Details >National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of HealthAdults with Congenital Heart Disease: Selected Internet Links This page provides Internet links to adults with congenital heart disease.... Details >Congenital Heart Information Network
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