Pianist Ann Schau was playing her set with the Dancehall Players when she began to feel unwell. She played the final song, then drove herself to Royal Jubilee Hospital. It was about 5:30 p.m. on Nov.

Decades ago, it was assumed that age and poor heredity were the causes of heart disease. In other words, lifestyle was not on the radar screen. However, after World War II, the incidence of heart ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Heart health means finding habits that you want to do consistently, but getting started can be intimidating, especially for patients recovering from their own heart scares.

New research shows that exercise-based cardiac rehab offers real benefits for people with atrial fibrillation, reducing the risk of recurrence and improving mental well-being, highlighting the need ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) gain clinical benefit from exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation without experiencing a rise in serious adverse events, according to a contemporary look at the ...

Velvet Spitler graduated from a cardiac rehab program in January after suffering a near-fatal heart episode while on vacation in July 2024. Initially dismissing her symptoms as heat exhaustion, she ...

Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Cardiac Rehabilitation R.N. Paula Burket helps Joyce Bassler of Roaring Spring with the settings on a NuStep seated stepper. Editor’s note: John Kasun, who writes a ...

Despite evidence to support the role that cardiac rehabilitation can play in improving outcomes after serious cardiac events, fewer than one in five eligible women participate—a statistic the authors ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A heart attack can happen anywhere and at any time. People recovering from a heart-related incident or even a serious lung illness need proper care to get back to normal.

SALT LAKE CITY — One young girl is about to spend her third consecutive birthday at Primary Children's Hospital. Sienna, 4, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and needs an artificial heart ...