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May 09, 2025When a person feels deep sadness, we sometimes say they have “a heavy heart.” These feelings could be more than emotions at play for people at risk of heart disease, especially if they last a long ti...
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August 04, 2020The thin, delicate tissues of the valves in the human heart may be small—but they have a big job to do. They keep the blood flowing forward in your body. If they malfunction, they need to be re...
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June 23, 2020In 2015, then 69-year-old Willie M. Smith was diagnosed with breast cancer. A simple lumpectomy removed her tumor and a five-year dose of the oral medication, Anastrozole, was prescribed. The retired...
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June 19, 2020It’s a sensitive subject. For some, uncomfortable. Most guys don’t want to talk about it. But most men will experience erectile dysfunction, or ED, at some point in their lifes—as m...
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June 17, 2020By Dr. Maggie Arnold, MD, Vascular Surgeon
Summer is just around the corner, and the warmer weather means it’s time to break out those shorts hidden in the back of your closet. Unfortunately, many people will be apprehensive about reachi...
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June 10, 2020
By Zayd A. Eldadah, MD, PhD, Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology, MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute
A steady, rhythmic heartbeat in you or someone you love may be the most reassuring sound on earth. Yet some people experience a heart rhythm that is occasionally too fast, too slow, or irregular&mdas...
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June 02, 2020When the virus that causes coronavirus (COVID-19) first appeared in the United States, the medical community warned that patients with an underlying disease would find their pre-existing condition t...
