Articles for Tag: "Advocate Heart Institute"

How your ethnicity impacts heart disease risk 
How your ethnicity impacts heart disease risk
A new study says that different racial and ethnic backgrounds may have a lower risk for coronary heart disease.
Blood pressure linked to spouse’s stress level 
Blood pressure linked to spouse’s stress level
Husbands are more negatively affected by a wife’s chronic stress.
Folic acid may help to prevent stroke 
Folic acid may help to prevent stroke
The nutrient women take to help prevent birth defects may also lower stroke risk.
How healthy fats can boost your heart health 
How healthy fats can boost your heart health
Learn what foods can help you have a healthier ticker.
Target heart rate calculator 
Target heart rate calculator
When you exercise, are you doing enough? Your heart rate can tell you.
Procedure gives heart patient new lease on life 
Procedure gives heart patient new lease on life
Health complications left George feeling hopeless, but perseverance got him back on track.
Young hearts deserve more 
Young hearts deserve more
Advocate Heart Institute’s Young Hearts for Life program has performed more than 150,000 heart screenings for young people in the Chicagoland area.