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a doctor wearing a stethoscope holds a red toy heart in his hands

Expert Advice for Heart Health

Johns Hopkins Medicine and the American Heart Association share tips to help your heart health and prevent cardiovascular disease.

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Obesity and Metabolic Risk Factors: What it means for Heart Disease Risk and Prevention

Heart-Healthy Recipes

  • Eat Smart
    Balsamic Steak Skewers with Mixed Vegetables
  • Eat Smart
    Black Bean Burgers with Potato Salad
  • Soup and Salad Recipes
    Tomato Basil Soup
  • Soup and Salad Recipes
    Vegetable Turkey Soup
  • Heart Healthy Recipes
    Vegetable Migas
  • Heart Healthy Recipes
    Broccoli Cheese Egg Scramble

Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen

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The American Heart Association’s Simple Cooking with Heart Kitchen offers hands-on, affordable cooking classes for individuals and groups. The AHA chef helps students prepare a heart-healthy main course with appropriate side dishes during a virtual class.

Watch cooking classes featuring our doctors

Maternal Health and Cardiovascular Disease

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Cardiovascular disease can pose a threat to heart health during pregnancy and later in life, making it important that women understand how to care for themselves and their baby. Dr. Stacy Fisher of Johns Hopkins led this community conversation about how women can address their cardiovascular health to optimize outcomes for themselves and their child.
Watch the discussion

Go Red for Women: Red Chair Series

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Johns Hopkins experts in cardiology, maternal fetal medicine and women’s health advocacy discuss heart care and maternal health-related issues.
Watch the Red Chair Series videos

Heart Health at Johns Hopkins

The cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and vascular surgeons at the Johns Hopkins Heart and Vascular Institute work together to provide high-quality, comprehensive care and the most advanced treatments known to medicine.
  • Specialty Areas

    Our experts provide cutting-edge treatment and procedures for patients with heart and vascular diseases.

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  • Women's Cardiovascular Health Center

    This center provides education, comprehensive treatment and diagnostic services to prevent and manage heart disease in women.

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Learn More

Johns Hopkins Medicine is a proud local sponsor of the American Heart Association, Greater Maryland Region. Find out more about the American Heart Association and its initiatives:
  • American Heart Association

  • Live Fierce Campaign

  • Go Red for Women Campaign

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Looking for smart, simple tips to help keep you healthy? Your Health is a free, monthly e-newsletter from Johns Hopkins Medicine.

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