Heart, Lung and Circulation (2018) 27, 276–279 1443-9506/04/$36.00 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2017.10.007 POSITION STATEMENT Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy$ Christopher Semsarian, AM, MBBS, PhD, MPH, FAHMS, FRACP, FRCPA a,b*, on behalf of the CSANZ Genetics Council Writing Group *Agnes Ginges Centre for Molecular Cardiology, Centenary Institute and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia *Department of[…]

BY TOD PALMER tpalmer@kcstar.co January 25, 2018 04:06 PM Updated January 25, 2018 05:42 PM Kelly Manz’s passion for helping babies with congenital heart disease, or CHD, is taking her to the Super Bowl. Manz, a resident of Lee’s Summit, started a nonprofit called CHD Babies after her daughter, Chloe, was born with a heart defect in[…]

On Dec. 12, the Kansas Board of Education passed a mandate requiring cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, to be taught in all Kansas high schools starting in the 2018-2019 school year. The course will be taught under the health and physical education curriculum and will be taught by staff at the schools. Students will learn basic[…]

By Roman Stubbs November 26 at 9:00 AM Jaylen Brantley, shown last season at Maryland. (John McDonnell/The Washington Post) On the September night his basketball career ended, Jaylen Brantley arrived at his mother’s home in Springfield, Mass., for a family dinner that seemed to have only one rule: There would be no discussion of the sport that[…]

Childhood heart disease has a profound impact and is under-recognized Most people assume heart disease is a lifestyle illness that only affects adults. Kylie Kennedy, Author provided We are all aware of heart disease in men and women. But childhood heart disease and its often profound impact on the health and well-being of children and their families is[…]

For many decades now mainstream medical advice has been that saturated fat is bad and should be lowered at all costs to prevent heart disease. Surely then there must be strong evidence that saturated fat is a primary cause of cardiovascular problems? Actually there isn’t. Let’s look at the saturated fat myth, how it relates[…]

We have all heard stories about kids that are seemingly in excellent health, collapsing suddenly, only to later learn it was caused by an unknown heart condition. What many parents don’t know is that most heart defects can be identified before something happens and most are treatable…..IF they get the proper tests.   EKG’s, are[…]

The health benefits of exercise are known to all; it reduces the risk of heart disease and extends lifespan. New research sets out to understand, in the world of sports, which ones are best for staving off illness. All sports are healthful, but which sport is the most healthful? A raft of studies over the[…]