Heart Attack Coverage

Virus fear leads to fewer patients in ERs
Doctors at Duke Hospital say they're seeing fewer stroke patients in the emergency room. They're worried some stroke victims may not be coming in for help due to fear of getting coronavirus.

Cardiologist starts jewelry line to raise awareness, money for women's heart health
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women, but according to Dr. Ben Walker of UNC Rex Hospital, we often think of heart disease as a 'men's problem.' Seeing women as underrepresented in the conversation, he helped start a Heart-A-Wear, a jewelry line to raise money and awareness for women's heart disease. Their website is: Heartawear.com

Woman has heart attack during her pregnancy with twins
A Texas mom is sharing her story after suffering a heart attack during an otherwise healthy twin pregnancy.

ICYMI: One or two naps a week may improve heart health
In early September, a study found a daytime nap taken once or twice a week could lower the risk of heart attacks or strokes.

Daytime naps once or twice a week may be linked to a healthy heart, researchers say
Some good news for nap fanatics -- a new study has found that a daytime nap taken once or twice a week could lower the risk of heart attacks or strokes.

Heart disease deaths are increasing
According to the JAMA medical report, there was a spike in cardiometabolic death rates starting in 2010.

Smart speakers could detect heart attacks with new tool
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new tool that can monitor and detect cardiac arrest. The algorithm lets a smart speaker - like Google Home or Amazon Alexa - or smartphone listen for the gasping sound of agonal breathing, which occurs about 50 percent of the time during cardiac arrest. The app would then issue a warning, with a chance to cancel, before calling 911 for help.

New WakeMed effort aims to boost heart surgery patients
WakeMed has garnered national attention for its effort to improve heart patient outcomes by changing the approach to peri-operative care

Patients 40 or younger see increase in heart attacks
The number of heart attacks occurring in patients 40 or younger has increased 2% per year over the past decade.

Eating red meat every day increases risk of early death
A new study finds that eating just 200 grams of red meat a day dramatically raises your risk of heart disease and early death.

Daily aspirin to prevent heart attacks no longer recommended for older adults
If you're a healthy older adult looking for ways to reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke, don't turn to that age-old standby: daily low-dose aspirin. It's no longer recommended as a preventative for older adults who don't have a high risk or existing heart disease, according to guidelines announced Sunday by the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association.

Why are more young women having heart attacks?
Heart disease is the leading killer of both sexes, killing roughly 610,000 people in the United States each year.

Frequency of heart attacks increases among younger women
Heart disease is the nation's number one killer of women and now new research shows it's targeting younger age groups.

Know the signs of a heart attack
The majority of people know heart disease is the number one killer in men and women, but many still fail to recognize the risk factors for a heart attack.

CDC: Only about 50% of Americans know signs, symptoms of heart attack
A new report from the CDC shows a growing number of Americans know the signs and symptoms of a heart attack, but some groups lag behind in knowledge. Would you know how to spot a heart attack?

48% of US adults have heart disease
A new report from the American Heart Association has revealed that nearly half of Americans have some form of heart disease.

Personal trainer shares personal story to motivate clients
As a personal trainer, Jacob Johnson pushes his clients to take life one step at a time. Johnson owns M Power Fitness in Eagan, Minnesota. He advocates for healthy lifestyles 24/7. Often, he shares his personal story and family history with black men. For example, Johnson said his grandfather survived four heart attacks and lives with diabetes.

Right place, right time: Cary mailman saves resident having heart attack
Chris Petersen performed CPR on a man suffering from a heart attack on Christmas Eve during his mail route.

Mailman saves Cary man's life on Christmas Eve
U.S. Postal Service worker Chris Petersen saved a man having a heart attack on his Cary mail route.