Heart Screening for Sudden Cardiac Arrest in Healthy Children
Electrocardiogram abnormalities in pediatric patients can be a tip-off to prevent SCA. Should it become part of routine screening?
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Heart Disease Terms
A comprehensive glossary of terms related to heart disease.
Aspirin Use for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
How common is inappropriate aspirin therapy use in primary prevention?
Some Thoughts on the Adult Treatment Panel III Report
Viewpoint provides suggestions for simplification of the current ATP III guidelines and for enhanced treatment of women.
Diet That Reverses Heart Disease
As more and more research continues to pour in linking heart health to what we eat all of the sudden putting together a diet that reverses heart disease starts to make a lot of sense. In fact, implementing a diet that reverses cholesterol is good idea whether you are on convention prescription medic
Statin Use Was Associated With Reduced Mortality in Cardiomyopathy
The authors found that statins appear to benefit patients with nonischemic and ischemic cardiomyopathy similarly and the benefits are similar in ICD and non-ICD patients.
Cardiovascular Risk Age
Will knowing 'risk age' motivate people with unhealthy habits to adopt lifestyle changes?
Coronary Heart Disease Solution
Coronary heart disease/heart failure caused by calcified plaque blockages in heart arteries. After catheterization, doctors usually recommend mounting ring, or cardiac bypass surgery.
N-Terminal Pro-BNP Testing in the Emergency Department
Introduction of NT-pro-BNP testing for HF in the ED setting reduces the time to discharge and is associated with a trend toward cost reduction. But does cost savings adversely impact 30-day outcomes?
Heart Disease Health Center
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Introducing High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T
Learn what to be on the lookout for when MI is suspected and high sensitivity troponin-c is elevated.
Exercise Test Predicts Death Risk for Some
Exercise tests help predict death risk in symptom-free people -- but only if they are at high risk of heart disease.
PROVE IT-TIMI 22: Pravastatin or Atorvastatin Evaluation and Infection Therapy -- Thrombolysis in My
Intensive lipid-lowering therapy is associated with a greater reduction in mortality and cardiovascular events compared with a standard regimen of lipid-lowering therapy in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Lowering LDL-C below current target levels was associated with better outcomes.
Aortic Aneurysm
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of aortic aneurysms including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Statin Drugs, Heart Disease, and Cholesterol - Are Statin Drugs The Answer?
The manufacturers of statin drugs continue their intense media bombardment of us with powerful messages proclaiming the life saving benefits we receive from the routine ingestion of their drugs. But do statins really perform as represented or is there a sinister peril awaiting the unwary who have fa
How to Find Focus in a Hyperkinetic World
Focus takes fight. Educators at the American Management Association (AMA) describe our hyperconnected world as a place where we're more networked than ever, but in which we connect with our most intimate friends and family through electronic media and superficial, quick conversations. But there's ho
What's a Good Diet to Lower Triglycerides?
Sometimes, all it takes is a really good diet to lower triglycerides to be in the peak of health again. You may not have realized it but elevated levels of triglycerides can really get you down. This is because of the strong linkage between triglycerides and the major organ of the body, the heart. O
Acute Blood Pressure Response to Trandolapril and Captopril
Is short-term treatment with trandolapril better tolerated than captopril?
Healthy Heart - Effectiveness of a Suitable Diet Plan on a Human Heart
Apart from the presence of strong evidence supporting the theory that there is a deep relation between a diet being high in saturated fats and heart diseases there is no solid proof to it. But to avoid a heart attack, prevent its factors, and live a healthy life, the decisions and choices are needed
Usual Blood Pressure and Risk of New-Onset Diabetes
Do people with elevated BP have a higher risk of diabetes?