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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, accounting for about one in every five female deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Though the average age for a first heart attack is seven years later for women, at 72, they have...

You’re having trouble breathing and wonder if your shortness of breath is normal or a medical issue to worry about. Chances are good that if you were expecting to be short of breath, it’s probably normal.  If, however, it’s unexpected and you have difficulty explaining it, there may be cause...

One of the most common forms of irregular heartbeat, atrial fibrillation (Afib) affects your atria, the upper chambers of your heart. The regular impulses that usually control your heartbeat misfire and send rapid and random signals that can’t pump blood efficiently.  Cardiologist César R. Molina, M.D., FACC in Mountain View,...

Perhaps the most dangerous aspect of hypertension is that it has no symptoms through its early and middle stages. It’s only when high blood pressure becomes an immediate and serious health threat in its advanced stage that you start to notice signs.  The only way to know your blood pressure...

Irregular heart rhythm, medically known as arrhythmia, results from problems with the electrical signals coordinating the beating of your heart. Sometimes arrhythmia can be a harmless fluctuation, while other times it may be a symptom of a serious, life-threatening condition.  Cardiologist César R. Molina, M.D., FACC, regularly deals with arrhythmia...

More than 800,000 heart attacks occur each year in the United States, and a primary symptom is pain in the chest. It’s no wonder you feel anxious and concerned when you suffer chest pain.  Not all chest pain points to a heart attack, though. Most chest pain is harmless and...