heart disease

Advances in medical treatment for cardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death in the U.S., have helped patients live longer. But a new report finds that risk factors that lead to heart disease are still so prevalent that, on average, someone dies from heart disease or stroke every 34 seconds.

There’s a common misperception that the major cause of death in people with lupus is the disease itself. Not so. Actually, it’s coronary artery disease, the most common form of heart disease.

If you asked Megan Corbin to describe a typical heart attack victim, she undoubtedly would not include herself. Yet, at the age of 30, that’s exactly what happened to her.