An untreated heart attack can cause permanent damage to the heart muscle and can be life-threatening.
Mosi Bennett MD, PhD
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What everyone needs to know about strokes
Every year, more than 800,000 Americans— 100,000 of them African Americans—will have a stroke.
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Lifestyle choices that can reduce your risk of heart disease
African Americans are more likely to die from heart disease than any other racial or ethnic group.
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Understanding heart failure
Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. The most common type of heart failure occurs when the heart does not squeeze well enough to pump blood throughout to the body.