Category: heart attack

Essential Tips for Preventing Life-Threatening Heart Attacks

A heart attack, also known as a myocardial infarction, occurs when a coronary artery that supplies blood and oxygen to the heart becomes blocked. Heart attacks are a leading cause of death but are not inevitable. Here are some strategies to help you protect your heart and prevent heart disease by following a heart-healthy lifestyle. What…


[PREMIERING 9PM ET] 28-Year-Old Pro Basketball Player Dies of Heart Attack | Facts Matter

In a truly sad turn of events, a 28 year-old professional basketball player collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack. The player’s name was Oscar Cabrera Adames—and he was a basketball player out in the Dominican Republic. And if his name sounds familiar to you, that might be because back in 2021, there was…


28-Year-Old Pro Basketball Player Dies of Heart Attack | Facts Matter

In a truly sad turn of events, a 28 year-old professional basketball player collapsed and died of an apparent heart attack. The player’s name was Oscar Cabrera Adames—and he was a basketball player out in the Dominican Republic. And if his name sounds familiar to you, that might be because back in 2021, there was…


Want to Protect Your Heart? Study Suggests Don’t Skip Vitamin D

A study suggests that taking a high-dose of vitamin D one time per month could cut the risk of suffering a heart attack in the long term. Researchers in Australia randomly assigned more than 20,000 adults between the ages of 60 to 84 to take a large, 60,000-IU dose of vitamin D3 or a placebo…


New Study Links Heart Attacks With Accelerated Cognitive Decline

A new study found that people who have had a heart attack may be at risk of an accelerated rate of cognitive aging—equivalent to as much as 6 to 13 years. The study by Johns Hopkins Medicine, published on May 30 in JAMA Neurology, examined the impact of a heart attack on overall cognitive function, memory, and…


Erythritol: Linked to Heart Attack, Stroke? Don’t Throw It Out Just Yet

The zero-calorie sweetener erythritol marked off all the boxes for the perfect sugar substitute until a recent study published in Nature Medicine claimed that the popular sweetener causes increased blood clotting and significantly elevates the risk of heart attack, stroke, and even death. Media outlets pounced on the study results, broadcasting them loudly across the internet, stating…


Intense Exercise Could Be Harmful to Your Health When Done Incorrectly

While it is widely known that regular exercise can improve health, reduce the risk of diseases, and extend life expectancy, there is a type of exercise that may have the opposite effect under certain conditions, and that is intense exercise. What Is Considered Intense Exercise? There is an indicator used to measure the intensity of…


Not All Exercises Are Good: Which Exercise May Be Harmful to Your Health

While it is widely known that regular exercise can improve health, reduce the risk of diseases, and extend life expectancy, there is a type of exercise that may have the opposite effect under certain conditions, and that is intense exercise. What Is Considered Intense Exercise? There is an indicator used to measure the intensity of…


Not All Exercise Is Good: This Kind May Be Harmful to Your Health

While it is widely known that regular exercise can improve health, reduce the risk of diseases, and extend life expectancy, there is a type of exercise that may have the opposite effect under certain conditions, and that is intense exercise. What Is Considered Intense Exercise? There is an indicator used to measure the intensity of…


Can Salt Raise Risks of Heart Attack and Stroke?

Swedish researchers have found that eating excessive amounts of salt is linked with clogged arteries, which is known to be associated with increased risks of heart attack and stroke, in a new paper published in the European Heart Journal on March 31. This is the first study to examine the association between a high salt…