Cold weather constricts blood vessels and raises blood pressure, forcing the heart to work harder to circulate blood. The physical demands of shovelling—lifting heavy snow and throwing it aside ...

TORONTO - Bev Gilbert was thinking about his heart as he and his wife dug their daughter’s car out of its snow prison on a Toronto side street. Updated Feb. 18, 2025 at 12:30 a.m. Feb. 17, 2025 ...

Shovelling snow can not only hurt your back, but it can also be hard on your heart.. Heart attacks during shovelling usually occur when people rush to clear a heavy amount of snow. Health officials ...

Everyone appreciates the beauty of a good snowfall, but with all that wintry white stuff comes the need to move it.Shoveling snow can actually be more hazardous than you might expect or want to ...

With news that shovelling all of this snow recently sent more than 30 people to hospital in York Region with presumed heart attacks, it’s time to get serious about safety. While initial reports from ...

Southlake Health has now treated more than 30 patients who suffered heart attacks shovelling snow during the recent snowstorms. While initial reports said Southlake cardiac health care workers had ...

Health experts urge people to take it easy while shoveling snow, as heart attack deaths rise during the winter. A person clears snow from around their car during a snowstorm in Montreal, Thursday ...