by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 21, 2022 | Volume 7, Issue 2
As blood circulates through your body, it pushes against the walls of your arteries. When the pressure of this pushing rises and maintains a high pressure, it’s called hypertension. Uncontrolled hypertension puts you at a higher risk for heart disease and stroke. The...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Aug 3, 2020 | Volume 5, Issue 4
If you’ve watched the news in the last four months, you know most of it is dominated by news about COVID-19. From death rates to case numbers to long-term side effects, there is no shortage of news about how deadly the virus can be. But what about other causes of...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 28, 2019 | Volume 4, Issue 2
Did you know that 25 percent of deaths in the United States are caused by heart disease? Or that one out of three people in this country have high blood cholesterol? Heart disease is, in fact, the leading cause of death in men and women, but we can take steps to...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | May 21, 2017 | 2017 May
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, occurs when the force of the blood pumping through your body is too strong. When this happens, the pressure pushes against the walls of your arteries and causes damage. This damage can eventually lead to heart disease. Because...
by Horizon Family Medical Group | Feb 22, 2017 | 2017 February
Nearly 735,000 people experience a heart attack each year in the U.S. That’s about one heart attack every 43 seconds. (1) Some heart attacks can strike with seemingly little to no warning, but sometimes people may experience heart attack warning signs and symptoms....
