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Cardiac health

Pregnant woman gets her blood pressure checked
Heart health
Understanding preeclampsia
Published Aug 20, 2018
Hopkins researchers close in on the cause of heart failure risk in women with preeclampsia
A stethoscope and EKG charts
Years of obesity weigh on heart health
Published Feb 20, 2018
Long-term weight control is crucial for reducing heart disease risk, researchers say
Three vials of blood are topped with different colored caps
Cardiac health
Eliminating unnecessary blood tests
Published Aug 14, 2017
Widely ordered test adds no significant value in detecting heart attacks, contributes to rising medical costs
Heart health
A healing light?
Published Sept 12, 2016 Video
In lab test, researchers stop lethal heart arrhythmias with gentle light—not harsh electric shocks
A lifesaving donation
Published Sept 25, 2013
Medicine professor organizes donation of defibrillators to Baltimore middle schools / Hopkins Medicine