Heart Disease

Here’s The Leading Cause of Death in The State of New Jersey

Atlantic City Area Man ‘Listened’ & Sought AtlantiCare Heart Help

It's American Heart Month and the bad news is that heart disease is still the number one cause of death in our country.

In most cases, it is preventable.

Heart Disease is the number one killer of women in the United States. In fact, it affects more women than men and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined.  An estimated 43 million women nationwide are affected by heart disease...

While most of us know that heart disease is the number one cause of death in men and women, many of us may not know all the factors that affect the health of our heart.

Worldwide there are over 1 billion people with hypertension and this number is expected to grow to 1.5 billion in a few years. Hypertension has been shown to increase the risk of heart disease, kidney disease, vascular disease and stroke.

May is Stroke Month. About 800,000 people in the U.S. have stroke every year, that is about one every 40 seconds. It is the 5th leading cause of death in the United States, and 3rd leading cause of death for African Americans.

An Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, is an important piece of equipment that can be used by anyone to save lives. The AtlantiCare Red Dress Reception is a great event that helps increase awareness of heart disease as it raises funds funds to place AEDs in our community. Robin Stoloff talks with a local cardiologist about AEDs and the Red Dress Reception in her weekly program, Living Well With Robin Stoloff on Lite Rock 96.9 Sundays 9-11am.

According to the American Heart Association, substituting foods high in saturated fats with nuts helps reduce bad or LDL cholesterol.