Heart Health Articles

Heart Health Articles

Research-backed articles on the cardiovascular risk factors most standard checkups overlook. Written by Matt Goldstein.

17 articles
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Low Testosterone and Heart Health: What the Research Is Starting to Show
Research is increasingly linking low testosterone levels in men to higher rates of cardiovascular risk factors including insulin resistance and arterial stiffness.
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Coronary Artery Disease: What It Is, How It Develops, and What the Research Shows About Prevention
CAD is the leading cause of death in the US. It develops over decades, often with no symptoms. Here’s how it works.
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Heart Rhythm and Cardiovascular Health: What Influences the Electrical System of Your Heart
When the heart’s electrical system becomes irregular, it can range from harmless to serious. Here’s what the research shows about the factors that influence rhythm.
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Atherosclerosis Doesn’t Start With a Heart Attack. It Starts Decades Earlier.
Atherosclerosis is not a simple clogging process. It’s an inflammatory disease that often begins in your 20s and progresses silently for decades.
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What Chronic Stress Actually Does to Your Cardiovascular System
Stress triggers a physiological cascade that raises heart rate, blood pressure, and inflammation. When it never fully turns off, it becomes a serious cardiovascular risk.
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Platelet Activity: The Cardiovascular Risk Factor Nobody Talks About
Platelets are essential for stopping bleeding — but when platelet activity runs too high, it becomes a cardiovascular risk factor most checkups don’t address.
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Blood Sugar and Heart Disease: The Connection Most Standard Checkups Don’t Explain
High blood sugar damages the cells lining your blood vessels long before a diabetes diagnosis. The damage often starts years earlier than most people realize.
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The Molecule Your Arteries Produce — and Why Levels Drop Significantly After 40
The 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for discovering its role in the cardiovascular system. Most people have still never heard of it.
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The ‘Good Cholesterol’ Number Your Doctor Always Checks — and Why Low HDL Is Often the Bigger Problem
Most people focus on lowering LDL. But for many people, low HDL is the number that matters more — and it gets far less attention.
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Why Women’s Heart Attack Symptoms Look Different (And What to Watch For)
Women are more likely to have a heart attack without classic chest pain. Here are the warning signs most people miss.
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Why Your Triglycerides May Be a Bigger Problem Than Your Cholesterol
Your cholesterol came back fine. But there’s another number on the same test that may deserve far more attention.
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The Silent Damage Happening Inside Your Arteries Right Now
Arterial stiffness develops silently over decades. Most people have no idea it’s happening until it’s advanced.
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There Are 12 Cardiovascular Risk Factors. Most Doctors Only Talk About 2.
Cholesterol and blood pressure get all the attention. Here’s what the research says about the other 10.
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Your Doctor Prescribed a Statin. Here’s What They Probably Didn’t Tell You.
Statins block your body’s ability to produce CoQ10 — a nutrient your heart depends on for energy production.
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Most Standard Blood Tests Miss This Cardiovascular Risk Factor Entirely
Homocysteine doesn’t appear on a standard lipid panel. Research suggests it should.
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Your Cholesterol Test Said You’re Fine. But There’s An Important Number It Didn’t Check.
Total LDL misses the real story. Particle size matters far more than the number most people are given.
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Nearly Half of Americans Are Low in This Mineral. Most Don’t Know It’s Connected to Blood Pressure
Magnesium deficiency is widespread and largely undetected. Its connection to blood pressure is well-documented but rarely discussed.
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