February is American Heart Month, which is a reminder to all of us to know our numbers for a healthy heart, including making sure you know your cholesterol, blood pressure and glucose levels and your percentage of body fat verses body muscle.  The best way to learn those numbers is to get regular check-ups.  If [...]

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women over the age of 25.  The problem is especially alarming for African American women who are more likely to die from heart disease than their Caucasian counterparts.  About 42 percent of women who have heart attacks will die, as compared to only 21 percent [...]

Dr. Robert Iaffaldano, interventional cardiologist at MetroSouth Medical Center, urges women to take notice of their risk factors for heart disease.  Heart disease is the number one killer of adult women in the United States, claiming over 250,000 lives annually.
If you are a woman and have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, are a smoker, overweight [...]