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heart

Take heart when shoveling

As the snow starts to fly, beware of the strain that removing it may cause.

Study investigates alcohol, stroke link

While light drinking may lessen your risk of one type of stroke, heavy drinking will increase your risk of both types.

Study: Focus on lifestyle, then HDL

Researchers say cholesterol levels are markers of other things—such as poorer health.

Study: Wristbands are often imprecise

Doctors say that if you're a heart patient, you should not rely on these devices for an accurate reading.

Drug-coated stents evaluated

Study: Pricier devices lead to fewer repeat heart procedures, but don't necessarily improve survival rates.

Daytime sleepiness, long naps linked to heart risks

People who nap more than one hour a day are also more likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Guard your heart

Use these 6 healthy diet and lifestyle moves to keep your ticker happy.

Patient Story

A leg up on the competition

A six-hour surgery and an artificial artery gets Wayne Ver Strate back in the game.

Patient Story

Robotic heart caths ‘simpler than … Xbox’

A robotic system used to deliver stents to blocked arteries benefits patients and cardiologists.

4 transplants, 24 hours

Richard DeVos Heart and Lung Transplant program hits milestone moment with a day chock-full of life-saving surgeries.

Hypothermia for heart attacks?

Treatment improved survival in 'nonshockable' cardiac arrest cases.