Heart Health - Videos

Cardiovascular health in America varies greatly state by state.

Holiday family get-togethers may be a good time to learn about your heart health!

A review of research suggests blood transfusions are associated with early death among heart attack patients.

See which foods can help raise healthy HDL cholesterol.

Learn the two types of cholesterol and where your ideal ratio should be for optimal health.

Learn the two types of cholesterol and where your ideal ratio should be for optimal health.

See which foods can help raise healthy HDL cholesterol.

The Doctors' producers traveled coast to coast in search of the most beautiful men in medicine to bring you a full year of helpful health tips and handsome faces with the Most Beautiful Doctors in America 2013 calendar. Meet Dr. August: Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. David Greuner.

Lower bad cholesterol by adding more probiotics to your diet.

Lower bad cholesterol by adding more probiotics to your diet.

Often mistaken as a heart attack, it's one of the most misdiagnosed heart problems there is. Now there's a new procedure to fix pericarditis.

A first of its kind device is helping doctors monitor post-op heart patients like never before!

A heart attack claimed the life of American television legend Dick Clark in 2012, following a procedure for an enlarged prostate. Plastic surgeon Dr. Andrew Ordon explains how a transurethral prostatic resection, the common procedure that Clark underwent, is performed.

Heart disease remains the number one killer of both men and women, and celebrities are not immune to the statistic. Watch a simulation of what you might encounter when someone is suffering a heart attack, and learn the emergency action steps to take that could save a life. Plus, learn how to perform hands-only compression CPR.

Seeing inside hearts like never before is helping doctors beat a dangerous problem. Find out more about the new treatment doctors are recruiting patients for right now.

The latest statistics on survival and disability after sudden cardiac arrest and the numbers are encouraging.

New study links insomnia to an increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Your chest hurts, you feel dizzy--about 30-percent of all seniors say they have felt this way. They could be suffering from aortic stenosis. The problem is that if you're too old or too sick, there was little doctors could do. But now, there's a new way to save seniors!

Dr. Kathy Magliato, a cardiothoracic surgeon at St. John's Medical Center in Santa Monica and author of Heart Matters, joins Dr. Travis to discuss what causes a heart attack and why symptoms are often hard to detect.

When Susan Koeppen was running one morning, her heart's electrical system malfunctioned, causing sudden cardiac arrest. Dr. Travis explains the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest.

Susan Koeppen, a mother of three and a television news anchor in Pittsburgh, went for a run with some friends one Sunday morning. After two miles, she started having difficulty breathing and collapsed. When her friend caught up to her, she was unresponsive.

Susan Koeppen had been diagnosed with mitral valve prolapse, which is common in women, in 2004 during a routine physical. However, Susan developed mitral valve regurgitation, a condition when the heart pumps blood the wrong way and flows into the lungs.

After she recovered from the cardiac arrest, Susan Koeppen had surgery to repair her heart valve so it would no longer pump blood in the wrong direction.

Gail Blanke is a motivational speaker and author. After 20 years with Avon she successfully launched her own company. Life seemed until heart disease struck. Watch the video to hear her inspirational story.

True or False: Cholesterol levels are improving among U.S. adults.

True or False: Cholesterol levels are improving among U.S. adults.

If you're diagnosed with an unhealthy cholesterol level, be ready to ask questions and work with your doctor to figure out the best treatment. Dr. Brian Lyle explains how women can advocate for their health.

Recent headlines report that eating eggs may be as harmful to your arteries as smoking cigarettes. Could it be true? The Doctors clear the air.

If you're diagnosed with an unhealthy cholesterol level, be ready to ask questions and work with your doctor to figure out the best treatment. Dr. Brian Lyle explains how women can advocate for their health.

For kids waiting for heart transplants each day is a gift. But as they wait, each day could also be their last. Now, a new device, similar to one that helped a powerful politician, is giving kids more time.