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The Quickest Way to Lower Your Blood Pressure
Having a high blood pressure puts you at great risk to develop heart diseases or even to have a heart-attack. Unfortunately high blood pressure affects millions of people and the number of patients keeps increasing. It does not have any specific symptoms, so many aren't...More...
Nine-Year Trends in Risk Factor Goals in Outpatients With CVD
Risk factor control has been the centerpiece of guidelines for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, but periodic surveys suggest there is room for improvement. Where are the gaps?...More...
Balancing Risk of Mortality and Major Bleeding in NSTEMI
What are the real-world patterns of care in NSTEMI patients across different risk profiles?...More...
Lifestyle Changes to Reduce to Chances of Heart Disease
Despite decades of efforts, heart disease continues to be one of the biggest causes of death in the world. Millions of people succumb to it every year, and if the current trend of increasing waistlines and decreasing fitness continue, this number will only multiply manifold....More...
Filter May Help Treat Heart Failure
A device that flushes out excess salt and water from the blood beat out standard diuretic treatment in people hospitalized with heart failure, according to the first study of its kind....More...
The Symptoms of Ischemic Heart Disease
Ischemic heart disease is a type of heart disease that results in a significant reduction in oxygen-rich blood reaching the heart muscle. This coronary condition can produce a variety of physical symptoms, often times severe. What follows is a list of common symptoms of ischemic heart disease....More...
Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein (CETP) Inhibitors
Despite statin use to lower LDL-C, residual cardiovascular risk lurks for some dyslipidemic patients. . ....More...
Outcomes of Infrainguinal Peripheral Artery Interventions
Get up-to-date on contemporary use of stent and non-stent based treatment strategies for PAD....More...
Ticagrelor and Outcomes for Patients With Prior CABG
Patients with prior CABG who present with acute coronary syndromes have a high risk for recurrent events. Is intensive antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor beneficial in this setting -- when compared with clopidogrel?...More...
Collateral Formation in Patients After Percutaneous Myocardial
Improvement in collateral vessel formation is unlikely to be a mechanism responsible for symptomatic improvement in patients after percutaneous myocardial revascularization....More...
Late Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
There is little epidemiologic information from large multicenter databases on sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia occurring after the initial 48 hours of myocardial infarction....More...
New Lipid Drugs and Getting Risk to Zero
In the first part of a series on what's new in lipids, Henry Black talks to Howard Weintraub about new approaches to lipid therapy and the goal of zero cardiovascular risk....More...
Coronary Artery Disease-Living With Heart Disease
A diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD), can be difficult to accept and understand. If you do not have symptoms, it may be especially hard to recognize that CAD is a serious disease that can lead to complications. Coronary artery disease is caused by the gradual buildup of plaque on the inside...More...
Simple Blood Test Shows Elderly Heart Risks
A readily available test that screens for signs of inflammation in the blood may provide valuable new information about heart disease risks among the elderly....More...
Quality of Life Effects of Automatic External Defibrillators in the Home
Does having an automated external defibrillator and CPR training improve outcomes for post MI patients and family members?...More...
High-Sensitivity vs Conventional Troponin in Acute Chest Pain
Do more sensitive troponin assays really expedite accurate diagnosis for chest pain?...More...
Aortic Valve Stenosis-Surgery
Your doctor will likely recommend valve replacement surgery if you have symptoms of aortic valve stenosis, unless you have other conditions that make surgery too risky. Symptoms such as chest pain, fainting, and shortness of breath indicate that you have severe narrowing of your aortic valve. If you...More...
How To Avoid Becoming a Heart Attack Victim
To avoid having heart problems, you need to modify your lifestyle in a couple of ways, before it is too late. Women tend to worry more about cancer, but believe it or not heart disease kills thousands more women each year than cancer. Here are some tips for making necessary changes in your life to a...More...
Ways to Lower Your Cholesterol and Strategies for Healthy Eating
Cholesterol may not seem like the most exciting topic in the world, but given the huge role it plays in your health, cholesterol is actually very important. While cholesterol is a naturally occurring substance that appears in each cell in the body, it is also something that can get out of control if...More...
Sleep Deprivation Can Cause Heart Attacks in Women
New studies show that women who consistently get too little sleep are putting themselves at risk for heart attack and other serious diseases. Sleep deprivation causes elevated levels of blood proteins which are a catalyst in heart attack and stroke....More...
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