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Heart Disease

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What to know about Dick Cheney's heart trouble and eventual transplant

  • Nov 4, 2025

Florida Rep. Joe Casello dies while in office

  • Jul 20, 2025

New use for mammograms: Identifying women at risk for heart disease

  • Jul 15, 2025
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Autopsy confirms Gene Hackman's cause of death

  • Apr 28, 2025

Newly-released video shows police response to home of Hackman and wife

  • Mar 23, 2025

Heart disease remains leading cause of death in US

  • Jan 27, 2025

Artificial heart implanted in Houston patient for the first time ever

  • Jul 26, 2024

Jimmy Kimmel's 7-year-old son Billy undergoes third open-heart surgery

  • May 28, 2024

Latest Videos

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First artificial heart transplant in Houston offering hope for people with end-stage heart disease

  • Jul 26, 2024
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How neglecting dental hygiene could potentially harm your cardiovascular strength

  • Feb 22, 2024
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Avoid high sodium and processed foods to help promote heart health

  • Feb 19, 2024
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Poor oral health can impact your overall health and quality of life

  • Sep 15, 2023
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Aspirin no longer recommended to prevent 1st heart attack for most

  • Apr 26, 2022
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Family's mystery health problems uncover hidden connection to beloved actor

  • Feb 14, 2022
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Women of color bear the burden of cardiovascular disease, data shows

  • Feb 5, 2022
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Women of color bear the burden of cardiovascular disease, data shows

  • Feb 4, 2022

Latest Stories

Does Medicare cover Wegovy? Insurance provider could start covering certain weight loss drugs

Medicare is not allowed by law to cover drugs for chronic weight management, although Congress is facing pressure to change that.

  • Mar 22, 2024

Experts say the earlier you schedule a dental appointment, the better you cut risk of heart disease

February is "Heart Health" month and ABC13 teaches you how to reduce your risk of heart disease, starting with your dental well-being. Think mouthwash and brushing are enough? Here is why experts say it's not.

  • Feb 23, 2024

2 heart transplant recipients honored in Houston during American Heart Month

According to the CDC, about 6.2 million people in the U.S. have heart failure. "It is so important to get checks...see cardiologists... [and] lower our blood pressure," one heart failure survivor said. "Fight with all of our might to stay as healthy as we possibly can."

  • Feb 20, 2024

Doctor shares what you should buy at the grocery store to reduce your sodium intake

ABC13 went shopping with a cardiologist for the top three things you should be looking for at the grocery store to support heart health.

  • Feb 19, 2024
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What women can do to reduce their risk from heart disease

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women - for about 1 in 5 women - in the United States, according to the CDC.

  • Feb 7, 2024