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Hardening of the Arteries - What is it and What Can Be Done to Reverse Hardening Arteries?
A person's coronary system includes a complex network of veins and arteries that carry blood and oxygen from the heart to other parts of the body. Without a constant and free flow of blood racing through this life giving highway a myriad of health problems can occur including heart attack or st...More...
Sudden Death on a Rugby Pitch
When I was a young man I had a good friend who had served his engineering apprenticeship alongside me. He was a promising young rugby player and though we both used to play regularly every weekend for a local amateur club it was well known that the top club scouts were watching him closely. During a...More...
Hostility Predicts Heart Disease
More Heart Attacks Attributed to Anger Than High Cholesterol, Smoking...More...
Robotic Heart Surgery: An Innovation in Cardiology
Depending on the seriousness of your heart condition, your doctor may simply recommend lifestyle changes and medications to control the disease. But if these two aren't enough, it's possible your doctor will recommend surgery, medical device (stent) or any other specific procedure to treat...More...
Metabolic Syndrome and Coronary Angiographic Disease Progression
The metabolic syndrome was prevalent among postmenopausal women with coronary disease, and conferred an increased risk of clinical cardiovascular events....More...
Atrial Fibrillation-Medications
Medication treatment decisions are based on the cause of your atrial fibrillation, your symptoms, and your risk for complications.Treatment with medication is often needed for many years when heart disease is the underlying cause of atrial fibrillation. Rate control medications are usually tried fir...More...
Natural Food Supplement - Foods to Eat to Lower High Blood Pressure
Did you know that you can lower your blood pressure by eating the right foods and taking natural food supplements? Yes, hypertension also known as high blood pressure which is determined when an individual's systolic and diastolic blood pressure is greater than 140 and 90 mmHg. respectively can...More...
The New Jupiter Study on Statins (Nov 2008) Proves That Heart Disease is an Inflammatory Process
With the new JUPITER study on statins, are we all now expected to go on a statin drug to prevent heart disease, and risk the side effects? What about alternative to statin drugs, like antioxidants, vitamins, and essential fatty acids which have no toxic side effects? The following article explains w...More...
LDL, HDL Cholesterol - Which is Good and Which is Bad?
When your doctor spouts off your cholesterol levels in terms of LDL and HDL, does your brain shut off? You know in the back of your mind that one is good and one is bad, but which is which? And why is one better that the other?...More...
Can Heart Disease Be Prevented?
Young or old one question you should be asking your doctor is can heart disease be prevented. There is much disagreement amongst medical professionals as can heart disease be prevented but one thing that is not in disagreement is that certain lifestyle choices can greatly improve your chances of hea...More...
SPRINT Hypertension Trial: Preliminary Results Discussed
Henry Black interviews William Cushman about the SPRINT hypertension trial which showed that reducing BP to 120 mm Hg prevented more deaths and CVD events than treating patients to current targets....More...
Discover Diseases Of The Heart
Diseases of the heart are covered here, along with statistics and protocols....More...
Blood Clots on Long Flights
Blood clots caused by long flights are due to more than immobility...More...
Guidelines in Reducing Cholesterol
Reducing cholesterol level is essential for better health. One must follow the guidelines in reducing cholesterol level so as to achieve the goal of maintaining health cholesterol levels....More...
Ictal Bradycardia and Asystole Associated With Intractable Epilepsy
Five case are presented from patients with intractable complex partial seizures and associated ictal bradycardia/asystole....More...
Troponin T Is Better Than CK-MB After CABG
Learn more about the best follow-up regime for patients with postoperatively elevated cTnT....More...
Effect of Weight Loss on Hypertension -- Three Studies, Three Conclusions
Henry Black, MD, reports on 3 studies covering obesity and hypertension, each with a different approach -- epidemiology, analysis, and physiology....More...
Coronary Stent Implantation in Patients Older Than 75
Revascularization achieved in the elderly has a similar 5-year event-free survival rate compared to younger patients....More...
Male Hormone May Help Heart Failure Patients
Treatment with testosterone may help heart failure patients feel better and exercise more, preliminary research shows....More...
Astragalus Root: Heart Benefits and Side Effects
WebMD looks at the herb astragalus root and whether or not it offers any specific heart benefits....More...
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