MedStar Health Blog

Most of us have had our blood pressure taken, generally in the left arm if you are right-handed. But should blood pressure potentially be taken in both arms? For patients with hypertension or ris...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common type of arrhythmia, affecting more than 5 million people in the U.S. While it’s mostly common in the elderly, AFib can affect people of all ages. ...

How does the heart work? Your heart is a lot like your house, complete with a framework, plumbing, and an electrical system. It has one mission: to keep blood moving. The framework is provided by the...

When it comes to activities that affect the heart, there’s the good (a healthy lifestyle), the bad (unhealthy risk factors), and the ugly (hidden influences). Excessive stress is often found amon...

The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that 50 percent of calories consumed by the average American come from ultra-processed foods. And it’s become fairly common knowledge that ultra-proc...

Nearly one in eight women in the U.S. will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, and it’s the second leading cause of cancer death in women, next to lung cancer. Yet many women ask themselves,...