Heart Health Blog

A heart attack can seem to come out of nowhere. One minute you feel fine; the next, you’re in the emergency room. But here’s the important part: the heart attac...

Working under Dr. Charles Glueck back in 1983, I had no idea that while he was teaching me to decode the hidden messages in human blood associated with heart di...

Until this spring, I had never broken a bone. That changed after a nasty fall in late May left me with a fractured right ankle, a Weber B fibular fracture. At t...

For years, triglycerides were the overlooked member of the cholesterol family. Most of the attention went to LDL (“bad” cholesterol) and HDL (“good” cholesterol...

Most people know their LDL cholesterol number, often called the “bad” cholesterol. But far fewer know their Lp(a) level, another cholesterol particle that may b...

Are seed oils harmful? Is beef tallow making a comeback? What really matters for heart health? A new report published in the March issue of JACC: Advances, titl...

Cardiovascular–Kidney–Metabolic (CKM) syndrome is a newly defined multisystem disorder that extends the traditional framework of metabolic syndrome by explicitl...

Pickleball has become a powerful source of positive emotion because it blends physical activity with playfulness, connection, and purpose. Its intergenerational...

Even when he was still in diapers, I was convinced my son Max was destined for the “big show” — Major League Baseball. I can still picture my wife’s expression ...

25 years ago, heart disease was the leading cause of death for both men and women. Back then, our research showed that despite the same amount of plaque buildup...

Most doctors are trained to treat heart attacks after they happen — but what if the real power lies in preventing them altogether? A new study confirms what pre...

One of the most fascinating projects I worked on as a young researcher asked a deceptively simple question: Does iron fuel clogged arteries? The idea wasn’t min...