May 2022 – Page 2 – Cardiology Associates of Ocean County

17 05 '22

At 23 days old, he had open-heart surgery

Congenital heart defect survivor Leo Strauss (right) and his mom, Rachel, at Leo’s 5th birthday party. (Photo courtesy of the Strauss family) Six months after Rachel and Levi Strauss married on the coldest Valentine’s Day in Detroit history, they learned they were going to have a baby. At their home in Houston, Levi helped satisfy…

16 05 '22

Stroke hospitalizations rising among younger adults, but deaths falling

(Morsa Images/E+ via Getty Images) Stroke hospitalizations for younger adults – along with the cardiovascular risk factors associated with them – have risen since 2007, preliminary new research shows. But the chances of people under age 45 dying from a stroke in the hospital have dropped. The increase in hospitalizations was higher for women and…

16 05 '22

Prediabetes in young adults may raise heart attack risk

(13UG13th/iStock via Getty Images) Young adults diagnosed with prediabetes may be more likely to be hospitalized for heart attacks than their peers with normal blood sugar levels, according to preliminary new research. Prediabetes occurs when a person’s blood sugar levels are higher than normal but not high enough for a diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes….

13 05 '22

Improved fitness gave man chance to walk daughter down the aisle after heart attack

Heart attack survivor Justin Ballard. (Photo courtesy of Justin Ballard) Justin Ballard of Prairie Grove, Arkansas, stared at the photos in disbelief. “Do I really look that big?” he thought. The pictures came from a joyous occasion – Christmas Day 2019, when Kelsey, the oldest of his three children, had gotten engaged. The couple set…

10 05 '22

Theater director has a stroke the day after a crushing fall

Stroke survivor and theater director Victoria Shepherd on the set of a play she is directing this year. (Photo courtesy of Victoria Shepherd) To celebrate her 50th birthday, Victoria Shepherd was pulling out all the stops. She was in her 30th year as a freelance director in Toronto, so the party would begin at her…

09 05 '22

Report calls out gaps in women’s heart disease research, care

(kotoffei/iStock via Getty Images) Women continue to be underrepresented in research for heart disease, and extensive changes are needed in how women’s heart health is studied, taught and treated, a new report says. The report, published Monday as a presidential advisory from the American Heart Association in its journal Circulation, seeks to address problems that…

09 05 '22

What expectant moms need to know about mental health during and after pregnancy

(Justin Paget/DigitalVision via Getty Images) Lea en español Having a baby, especially a first child, is loaded with expectations. But in addition to joyfulness, many women may experience something else they may not want to discuss: anxiety and depression. Though up to half of new mothers experience at least minor depressive symptoms, experts say the…

06 05 '22

Smoking both traditional and e-cigarettes may carry same heart risks as cigarettes alone

(Neydtstock/iStock via Getty Images) Smokers who think they can lower their risk for cardiovascular disease by sometimes smoking e-cigarettes instead of traditional ones might need to think again: A new study finds people who use both have the same cardiovascular disease risks as those who only smoke traditional cigarettes. “The fact that dual use –…

06 05 '22

She’s been a nurse for 50 years; the last 30, she’s also been a heart patient

Heart disease survivor and nurse Marilyn Rantz (right) at an aging-in-place community in Columbia, Missouri. (Photo courtesy of Marilyn Rantz) Over five decades in nursing, Marilyn Rantz has done it all. She’s gone from working one-on-one with patients and serving as an administrator to spending the last 30 years working as a professor and researcher….

03 05 '22

5 ways to support, relieve and remember moms on Mother’s Day

(FG Trade/E+ via Getty Images) Moms deserve a break. It’s not news that parenting is stressful, but health experts say the pandemic made things worse. “Even in the best of circumstances, it’s really hard to be a mother,” said Natalie Slopen, an assistant professor in the department of social and behavioral sciences at Harvard T.H….

Month: May 2022