The COVID-19 pandemic heralded a 35% drop in hospital admissions for heart attacks in the U.S. — but even now, that rate is continuing to fall. Why? New research suggests that, although people ...

if they have a drop in blood pressure from emotional distress, pain, illness or dehydration, for example, or just generally have low blood pressure, any provocation causes a reflex in the heart ...

Baitchman nudged a tube down his patient’s straw-size throat to help him breathe; an ultrasound revealed a heart in failure. Eight days later, despite a strict regimen of meds, Jeffrey was dead.

Vancouver Coastal Health saw an approximately 40 per cent drop in STEMI patients during a similar time period. Researchers say it's unlikely the number of serious heart attacks has suddenly plummeted.