Heart disease

Changing the rules: How low should our blood pressure be?

For years, doctors used clear numbers to define normal blood pressure, but in recent years the definitions have been changing again and again following new studies.

Blood preasure
Not to wait until old age or until cardiac risk is clearly defined, but to begin assessing it earlier

Due to an increase in youth mortality: New guidelines for cholesterol testing

A new index challenges BMI

A new index challenges BMI: This is what really predicts risk of heart disease

The surprising reason for the rise in loneliness in the world

Researchers reveal the surprising reason for the rise in loneliness in the world


More people are at risk of heart failure worldwide, researchers say

Two out of 100 Israelis, Europeans, North Americans at risk for dangerous heart failure, according to researchers.

 Heart attack (Illustrative).

For the first time ever - Shaare Zedek among the few to launch catheterization for heart failure

Patients with moderately severe valvular stenosis who have not been treated so far will be catheterized and will be able to return to full function.

 Doctors that work in the catheterization ward

Is fat good? Study shows cellulite can help protect you from disease

This interesting study doesn't recommend that we all gain weight on purpose, but it does show that thigh fat might help prevent strokes and dementia. Here are all the details.

Cellulite can protect you from disease, new research shows.

Two Israeli foundations working together to help save children’s lives!

Two of Israel’s top humanitarian organizations, Save a Child’s Heart and Make-A- Wish Israel have come together to help children with heart disease from developing countries.


What does a heart attack feel like? The signs that everyone must know

Heart attacks can have different symptoms, and in any case of an abnormal feeling, it is important to get checked.

 Heart attack (Illustrative)

Too much salt can change the way you behave- study

New research highlights the effects of salt beyond physical health. Too much can change behavior, specifically amplifying stress.

 Salt shaker, used to add salt to food. But according to this study, that might not be the healthiest choice (Illustrative).

What happens in your body when you have a heart attack?

Treatments for heart disease are improving, with only 5% of patients today needing surgery compared to 75% years ago.

 Heart attack (Illustrative)

Holiday Heart Syndrome: The risks of drinking during the holidays

A person experiencing Holiday Heart Syndrome will feel a lack of energy, chest discomfort, dizziness and difficulty breathing after heavy drinking.

 People drinking beer in a group

ECG, AI can predict if you'll die of heart failure - Israeli, US study

With the help of a simple ECG test and artificial intelligence, it is possible to identify candidates for heart failure and even predict mortality.

Virtual image of human heart

'Even thin and relatively young people can have a heart attack'

What are the differences between good cholesterol and bad cholesterol, when is it time to contact a cardiologist and why do our blood vessels clog?

 Heart attack (Illustrative)