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  • A Veteran’s second chance: Lifesaving heart care

    A Veteran’s second chance: Lifesaving heart care

    Coordinated VA heart care and the CARDIO VET network provided lifesaving treatment for an Army Veteran after a critical arterial blockage was discovered.

  • Healing words and hearts

    Healing words and hearts

    A volunteer reads to a Navy Veteran, offering comfort and connection through Healing Words, a program that supports Veterans during hospital stays.

  • Live Whole Health #306: February is for the heart (and chocolate): A dessert that loves you back

    Live Whole Health #306: February is for the heart (and chocolate): A dessert that loves you back

    In February your heart craves chocolate, and you can have it and stay on track with heart health with this Silken Chocolate Mousse recipe!

  • American Heart Month: What women Veterans should know

    American Heart Month: What women Veterans should know

    Heart disease and stroke are the leading causes of death for women in the U.S. Women Veterans have higher risks due to diabetes, high blood pressure, smoking, stress, and trauma.

  • Heart health research from MVP

    Heart health research from MVP

    The Million Veteran Program shares its new research into heart health and how it could improve health care for Veterans of today and tomorrow.

  • Take charge of your heart health this American Heart Month

    Take charge of your heart health this American Heart Month

    February is American Heart Month. Learn how to prevent heart disease and boost heart health through regular check-ups, healthy eating and managing risk factors.

  • Innovative heart technology revolutionizes Veteran care

    Innovative heart technology revolutionizes Veteran care

    The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston uses the groundbreaking OmniaSecure defibrillation lead device, enhancing Veterans' lives with innovative heart care.

  • Army Veteran opens his heart

    Army Veteran opens his heart

    Army Veteran Keith McCarter has had three heart surgeries, but is now doing better than ever.

  • New heart procedure brings hope for Veterans

    New heart procedure brings hope for Veterans

    New heart procedure at VA Palo Alto offers safer, less invasive treatment for tricuspid regurgitation, providing hope for improved recovery for Veterans.

  • Matters of the heart: A pharmacogenomics (PGx) success story

    Matters of the heart: A pharmacogenomics (PGx) success story

    Discover how personalized medicine and pharmacogenomics testing helped Army Veteran Dariton Robinson manage his high cholesterol with fewer side effects.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on Veteran mortality, weight loss and heart failure

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on Veteran mortality, weight loss and heart failure

    VA Research recently published three News Briefs highlighting findings on Veteran mortality, weight loss and heart failure.

  • VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on RSV vaccines, heart disease and homelessness

    VA Research Wrap Up: New findings on RSV vaccines, heart disease and homelessness

    VA Research recently published findings on respiratory syncytial virus vaccines, a potential heart disease treatment, and health care for homeless Veterans.

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Last updated July 1, 2026

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