Heart Health Archive

A rising triglyceride level can increase risk of damage to the heart and pancreas. Learn which foods to eat and limit to improve your numbers.

A common heartburn treatment may interact with an important heart medicine. Find out what to watch for and which options doctors may consider instead.

Thyroid issues and blood pressure may be connected in more than one way. See how symptoms, lab results and treatment can affect your readings.

Crestor can be affected by common drugs, from antacids to blood thinners and antivirals. See which medicines and vitamins need extra caution.

Symptoms like headaches, fatigue, and a racing heart own their own or combined can be unsettling. Uncover why high blood pressure is often silent and why checking it regularly matters.

Sudafed can nudge blood pressure higher, especially in people with hypertension. See why labels matter and when to talk with your doctor.

Timing your blood pressure pills can impact control and side effects. Discover how morning vs. bedtime dosing may affect your readings.

Get a step‑by‑step look at how a transesophageal echocardiogram is done, what your loved one may feel, and how it helps guide heart valve surgery

After starting treatment for high blood pressure, your hot flashes are back. Explore how medications and other conditions might be involved.

Explore how glaucoma and an abdominal aortic aneurysm could affect air travel, and which medical details to confirm before you fly.