Invasive Passivation of Future Culprit Lesions
Do you really know jack about plaque? Get a deeper understanding of its history and a glimpse into future management strategies.
Category : Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
Beta-Blocker Use Association With Heart Failure Mortality
This observational study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that beta-blocker therapy would be associated with a reduced risk of total mortality among older adults with new-onset CHF.
Signs & Symptoms of Carotid Artery Disease
Carotid artery disease is a serious health condition characterized by the clogging of the carotid arteries, which run through the neck and supply blood to the brain. Carotid artery disease often displays few definite symptoms until a transient ischemic accident (TIA), or small stroke, occurs.
SAPIEN Transcatheter Heart Valve for High-Risk Aortic Stenosis
The Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve is approved for aortic stenosis patients considered inoperable because of high surgical risk.
Effect of Age on the Use of Evidence-Based Therapies
This study determined whether elderly patients are less likely than non-elderly patients to receive evidence-based AMI treatments, both before and after the consideration of Rx contraindications.
ACE Inhibitors and ARB Blockers for Ischemic Heart Disease
Learn more about the comparative effectiveness of ACE-I/ARB in patients with or at high risk for stable ischemic heart disease.
New Test Predicts Sudden Death Risk
High Levels of Certain Protein May Put People at Risk
Brain Regions Blamed for Bad Investment Ideas
A new discovery may help explain where boneheaded investment ideas and get- rich-quick schemes come from.
High-Sensitive Cardiac Troponin T in Elderly Men
Cardiac troponin is emerging as risk indicator in community-dwelling populations. What's the association of cardiac troponin T to cardiovascular disease and outcome in elderly men?
Use Vegetable Power to Block Heart Attacks
The best option you have to prevent a heart attack is by introducing a good amount of vegetables into your diet. Why vegetables? Because vegetables are rich in fiber. And a type of fiber called soluble fiber can help flush away bad cholesterol from your system.
Contraindications to Oral Anticoagulation in Atrial Fibrillation
What factors are associated with oral anticoagulant contraindications & how do they influence prescribing practices?
Stop the Silent Killer
High cholesterol levels leads to cardiovascular heart disease. There are no physical symptoms.
A Diet to Lower Cholesterol Fast - Foods You Must Eat to Control Cholesterol
If you want to lower your cholesterol levels, making changes to your diet can have a significant positive impact. Using your diet to lower Cholesterol has been well a documented factor in helping many people reduce their levels of cholesterol and is a one of the first solutions suggested to combat t
More Heart Treatment Gets Cheney Back on the Job
Doctor Says Pacemaker-Defibrillator Significantly Reduces VP's Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death
Preventing Heart Disease
Heart disease causes half of all deaths within the United States each year and is the leading cause of death worldwide.While there are some factors that are uncontrollable, many contributing factors are easily preventable by creating lifestyle changes. High blood pressure is a major cause of heart d
Lower Cholesterol the Green Way - The Natural Approach Is Much Better
There comes a time in many of our lives when we get the word from our medical advisor, and that word is Cholesterol. We are advised that we have a common condition which demands some attention... or some bad health problems, like heart disease, will begin to come into focus for our future.
Heart Supplements - From My Heart to Yours
If you have ever had a heart scare or a stroke then please take this article to heart. From my heart to yours listen closely please. I had to write this important article since heart disease is the number one killer of mankind today.
Prognostic Utility of Erectile Dysfunction for Cardiovascular Disease
Is erectile dysfunction the sentinel-event for males with cardiovascular disease?
Reverse Your High Blood Pressure To Normal
Hey, do you know that untreated high blood pressure can damage your cerebral tissues, which can cause you convulsions, ataxia or impaired speech among other terrible diseases? High blood pressure can also rapture tiny blood vessels and cause brain haemorrhage.
Cholesterol - How to Understand Yours
Cholesterol is required in our body but to a certain level. Too much or too little of it can create many diseases. When cholesterol is too high, it sticks on the walls of artery. This leads to the blocking normal supply of oxygen and blood in body.