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New gender-specific formula gives accurate peak heart rate for women; better predicts risk of heart-related death 

DALLAS, June 28 — A new formula that estimates the peak heart rate a healthy woman should attain during exercise testing more accurately predicts the risk of heart-related death, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Coffee or tea: enjoy both in moderation for heart benefits

DALLAS, June 18 ― Coffee and tea drinkers may not need to worry about indulging – high and moderate consumption of tea and moderate coffee consumption are linked with reduced heart disease, according to a study published in Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages may lower blood pressure

DALLAS, May 24 – Drinking fewer sugar-sweetened beverages — a leading source of added sugar in the U.S. diet — may lower blood pressure, according to research published in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

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Ashley Chagnon
Posted on 07/31/10 at 12:03 AM
Never too late
On January 16, 2006, I lost my mother to a heart attack, she was 42 years old. I was 16 years old, and a Sophomore in hi...
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Melissa  Phillips
Posted on 07/30/10 at 9:08 AM
i have heart disease
Hi, my name is missy. i was 35 years old when i had saver heart burn. i went to the er and they ran some blood tests. Th...
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Linda  Martinez-Angeles
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