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The Truth About 4 Popular Heart Health Supplements
Many people take supplements to protect their heart, but most supplements don’t provide the benefits that you think. Our expert weighs in on the most common ones.

Are You Getting Enough (or Too Much) Calcium?
This slideshow offers tips for getting a just-right dose of calcium.
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Why Exercise Isn’t Enough to Keep Your Heart Healthy
A workout routine is great for heart health, but there’s another thing you should do too. Learn why you need activity and how it’s different than exercise.

Sitting Disease: How a Sedentary Lifestyle Affects Heart Health
The inactivity associated with our modern lifestyle can take a toll on your health.
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3 Myths About Cholesterol-Lowering Statin Drugs
Statin drugs can significantly lower your cholesterol. Despite a safe track record, many people have concerns regarding myths about statins that aren’t true.
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5 Truths You Need to Know About Vaping
Smoking electronic cigarettes is often considered safer than regular smoking. Learn why vaping is still harmful, and why you should rethink taking it up.

What to Do When High Cholesterol Runs in Your Family
A genetic disorder that causes high cholesterol from birth can lead to early heart disease. Learn how a simple test can tell if you have it.
Diseases & Conditions

The Metabolic Syndrome
The metabolic syndrome is the name for a cluster of risk factors that raise your risk of heart disease, heart failure and other conditions.

High Blood Pressure: Prevention, Treatment and Research
One in three American adults have a potentially dangerous condition known as high blood pressure, where blood moves more forcefully through the arteries than it should.

Atrial Fibrillation: Prevention, Treatment and Research
With atrial fibrillation, disorganized electrical signals cause the upper two chambers of the heart to quiver, contracting in a very fast and irregular way.

Congestive Heart Failure: Prevention, Treatment and Research
Congestive heart failure (also called heart failure) is a serious condition in which the heart doesn’t pump blood as efficiently as it should.

High Cholesterol: Prevention, Treatment and Research
Cholesterol is a natural component in everyone’s blood. However, when you have too much of this fatty substance, it’s considered a major risk factor for heart attack, heart disease and stroke.

Coronary Artery Disease: Prevention, Treatment and Research
Coronary artery disease is extremely common and is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States.