If you’ve ever sat on the 405 and noticed your pulse thumping in your ears, you’re not the only one-and what your body is doing may matter more than mere annoyance. New studies show that navigating Los Angeles gridlock taxes more than your temper; it can mess with your heart in ways that linger […]

  Heart disease is still the number-one killer of women in the United States, taking more than 310,000 lives each year—about one in five female deaths. Surprisingly, many people still think of heart problems as a “man’s disease.” Because of this wrong belief, womens heart health is often ignored or diagnosed too late. In Los […]

Medical facilities in Los Angeles are at the forefront of using AI technologies in cardiac medicine, using them to reshape the ways in which heart surgeries are planned, carried out and contemporarily monitored. Local healthcare facilities are Smidt Heart Institute, Cedars-Sinai, UCLA and USC research facilities. They are hotspots for innovation which, with the coverage […]

Los Angeles has more than 200 running events a year, turning the city into a runner’s paradise. Angelenos enjoy the LA Marathon and runs along the Pacific Coast. For avid runners, Los Angeles has stunning views year-round, beach runs, and marathons. Despite that, intense workouts can lead to serious medical emergencies for recreational athletes, especially […]

Now the new undisputed capital of veg dining in the country, Los Angeles is also the perfect city for someone recovering from heart surgery to adopt a more cardio-friendly lifestyle. There are more than 600 vegan and vegetarian places in LA which means that cardiac patients can access exquisite cuisine while exploring nutritive healing methods […]

  Patients with heart conditions in Los Angeles face unique challenges during the summer. The City of Angels reaches over 100°F and the air quality is marked as too hazardous to be outdoors due to the smoke from wildfires. Therefore, Los Angeles becomes extremely difficult for people with heart conditions. Knowing how to protect your […]

  The intertwining of mental health with cardiovascular health has, of late, started to gain attention from the medical community. Mental conditions such as chronic stress, anxiety, and depression are more than just emotional states; they impact one’s physical wellbeing in the form of cardiovascular trouble. Dr. Maria Tehrani, a noted cardiologist in Westwood and […]

  Previously, heart attacks were thought to occur mostly in older people. However, new research shows cardiac events in those under 50 years of age have been alarmingly on the rise. In fast paced cities like Los Angeles or Westwood, where the lifestyles, work conditions, and health habits are known to take a toll on […]

The link between sleep and heart health is much deeper than what people think. In 2022, the American Heart Association (AHA) added sleep to Life’s Essential 8 cardiovascular wellness guidelines as a measure to be monitored which illustrated exactly this. This update wasn’t just an afterthought as AHA had uncovered compelling evidence sleep had an […]

The heart disease of a woman is stereotypically associated with older men. Most cardiologists keep repeating that this remains the one leading cause of death amongst women.The truth is these days no heart disease is overlooked, even those that concern women. It is infamously known that the symptoms of women go undetected or misdiagnosed which […]