American Heart Association Warns of Health Risks From Extreme Heat

With summer heat already here, the American Heart Association wants people to remember that extreme temperatures can put extra stress on the heart and increase the risk of death. This was the conclusion of an international study of over 32 million cardiovascular deaths over a 40-year-period - published last year in the Heart Association's journal, 'Circulation.' Dr. Peter Panagos - professor of emergency medicine and neurology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. ...

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