New Heart Scan Not All It's Cracked Up to Be, Experts Say

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Consumers who fear heart disease have been paying $600, $800, or more out-of-pocket for a widely advertised test that usually doesn't give their doctors any new information and may actually overstate their risk of heart disease.

How Can I Lower My Cholesterol?

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You may have asked the question "How can I lower my cholesterol?" to a few medical doctors. Of course, they normally would just give you a prescription. In good faith you take the medication, but then maybe somehow you worry about possible side effects.

Can You Really Lower Cholesterol With Herbs and Avoid the Dangers of Statins?

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An increasing number of people looking to lower cholesterol herbs nowadays, and who can blame them when the alternatives are statins. It seems to me, and this is just...

Are Platelet Inhibiting Prescription Drugs Used for Heart Attack Prevention Helpful?

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Prescription medications like Plavix (clopidogrel) have been developed for the prevention of heart attacks, but are they really better than aspirin, which is much cheaper? And are there any hidden side effects of these drugs?

11 Heart Healthy Tips

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One of the first things having a heart attack has taught me is how important healthy eating is, regardless of the severity of the attack. This article offers 11 tips for healthier eating over the holidays and into the New Year for guide to lose/and or maintain your weight through throughout the year

Oatmeal - Great Alternative to Bound Cholesterol

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Do you like to have oatmeal for your breakfast or lunch? If you do, you should be really happy to know that having oatmeal is quite good in bounding cholesterol.

Taking Medicines for Heart Conditions

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What do I need to know if I am taking medicine for my heart condition? The treatment of most heart conditions requires the use of prescription drugs. In fact, many people need to take many different pills, several times each day, to treat their heart conditions. Follow your doctor's instructions

Antibiotic Improves Heart Function

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Exact Role of Zithromax Unknown

Heart Disease and Stroke in Neighbouring Countries

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What differs in the two major parts of the Emerald Isle -- in terms of cardiovascular disease and stroke mortality?

High-intensity Statin Therapy After Hospitalization for CHD

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How many Medicare beneficiaries fill prescriptions for high-intensity statins after hospital discharge for a CHD event?

Cardiac Arrest in Children and Cardiovascular Syndromes

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For some time now, people are mistaking Cardiac arrest for heart attack. Unlike heart attack where the heart continues to beat despite restrictions of blood flow to the heart; Cardiac arrest is caused by abnormal heart rhythm called arrhythmias in which the heart beat too fast or too slow and then t

Chocolate Effectively Lowers Risk From High Blood Pressure

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High blood pressure is a significant concern as it significantly raises the incidence of vascular disease and stroke. As a result of stress, poor diet and lifestyle, enzymes in our body produce a substance known as angiotensin II that causes blood vessels to narrow and blood pressure to increase. St

Risk Model for Hospital Adverse Events Post ICD Implant

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Learn about a simple model that predicts risk for in-hospital adverse events among patients undergoing ICD placement.

Vegetarians and Heart Disease

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A person can have many reasons for eating a more vegetarian diet. Taking away red meat from one's diet has many positive effects on one's life. It provides benefits that are much obvious and healthy. Vegetarians of same age and social status on average have lower levels of the blood fats,

Tips to Lower Cholesterol

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Efforts made by your today, will pay you tomorrow. You can easily lower your cholesterol level by following some basic tips that will not only change your cholesterol readings, but also improve your overall health. I agree that drugs used for lowering cholesterol do work.

Heart Disease - Are Cholesterol and Saturated Fat the Cause?

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Heart disease is a modern nutritional disease, but it is not caused by dietary saturated fat or cholesterol.Most Americanswould never find this information in the scientific literature. Various books which fully discuss the controversy are notwidely known because of the many references to the main s

Prediction Model for Primary Prevention ICD Patients

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Which patients with coronary heart disease aren't getting ICD's - but should be considered?

Metabolic Syndrome? Nuts!

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High-heart-risk older adults who add 2 tablespoons per day of mixed nuts to the Mediterranean diet can reverse their metabolic syndrome, even though they don't lose weight.

Comparison of Angiographic and IVUS Follow-up Between Different DES

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How do DESs with a biocompatible polymer compare to those with biodegradable polymer, for long-term safety?

How Exercise Makes You Healthy

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Regular exercise has several beneficial effects on your body that can improve the function of your musculoskeletal system, your cardiovascular system, your respiratory system, your metabolism, and even your brain.