Cholesterol's Correlation to Heart Disease

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Is there a cholesterol correlation to heart disease? Most research seems to confirm this claim. After all heart disease is caused by plaque deposits in the arteries, made up or cholesterol, dead cells, and calcium. If not addressed plaque deposits will continue to accumulate causing the arteries to

AHA Finally Endorses Calcium Scores

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The American Heart Association finally recommends coronary artery calcium scores by CT scans for some

Fish Oil For HBP - High Blood Pressure and Fish Fats

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Excess fats in our body cause it to develop many serious conditions including high blood pressure and other heart diseases as well as kidney malfunctions. Other complications that involve fat or cholesterol as the culprit is erectile dysfunction for men, a very annoying and degrading kind of dilemma

PCP-Cardio Consult: Using Beta-Blockers in Hypertension

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In the first part of a 4-part "Hypertension Consult" series, cardiologist Henry Black responds to family medicine physician Robert Morrow about when to use beta-blockers in patients with hypertension.

Congenital Heart Defects: Prostaglandins and Prostaglandin Inhibitors-Topic Overview

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Normally, a blood vessel needed only for fetal blood circulation (called the ductus arteriosus) closes off at birth. During fetal development, this blood vessel is kept open by a naturally occurring substance in the fetus's body called prostaglandin. At birth, fetal production of prostaglandin d

Raised Troponin in COPD

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What are the mechanisms behind rising tropin levels in patients with COPD and why does this biomarker matter?

The Year in Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome

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Drs. Giugliano and Braunwald highlight the past year's publications and presentations that address risk assessment, antithrombotic therapy, PCI, lipid management, and special patient subgroups.

Do Diets Lower Cholesterol? Learn the Truth

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If you're trying to decide which diets lower cholesterol, and exactly why it is that there is so much emphasis on the word cholesterol. Then in this article i will be looking at both questions, and offering some answers.

Stay in Control of Your Cholesterol Levels With a Healthy Diet

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High cholesterol levels can take a toll on your overall well being making you susceptible to heart diseases and other fatal ailments. It is therefore extremely important for you to be able to stay in control of your cholesterol levels.The good news is that with the right diet it is easily done.

Preventing Coronary Heart Disease - One Simple Effective and Proven Tip

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Did you know you can have low cholesterol levels and still be at risk for heart disease? The good news is that reversing deadly plaque buildup in the arteries can be reversed naturally by a simply eliminating the root cause through diet.

Complicated and Uncomplicated Acute Type B Dissection

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Learn more about the medical, surgical and endovascular treatments of acute type B aortic dissection in this analysis.

Peripheral Arterial Disease Post OP Care

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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) refers to blocks or damages of the arteries responsible for the delivery of blood throughout the body. It is usually associated with the legs, but can be found in other areas like the intestines, kidney or neck. The primary cause is hardening of the arteries (arterios

Cardiopoietic Stem Cell Therapy in Heart Failure the C-CURE

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The first application of guided stem cells for targeted regeneration of a failing organ is reviewed. Will the procedure be viable for the multitudes who suffer?

Three Keys To A Healthy Heart

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Unlike the timex watch,the heart can not take a licking and keep on ticking. But when it stops...You stop. The heart is affected by many of the foods we eat.

Symptoms of Heart Failure

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Various symptoms of heart failure. Different classifications of heart failure. Symptoms of left sided and right-sided heart failure. And signs of heart failure. Symptoms like breathlessness, increased or shortness of breath, tachypnea, nocturia, swelling in foot and ankle, liver congestion, dyspnea.

Early Signs of Cardiac Involvement in Hypertension

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In arterial hypertension, abnormalities of left ventricular (LV) filling have been reported to precede cardiac structural changes or deterioration of systolic function and are thus considered an early sign of cardiac involvement.

What Happens When You Have Clogged Arteries In The Heart

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Clogged arteries in the heart mean that the blood vessels that supply blood to the heart are obstructed. Blood cannot effectively pass through the vessels because of the clog, giving rise to radiating chest pains, feelings of choking, burning sensations on the chest area, cold sweats, nausea, and vo

The Heart Un-Healthy Western Diet

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The industrialized American diet or the Western diet is full of heart unhealthy ingredients. This article exposes the dangerous but definite association between this 'meat-sweet' diet and several chronic diseases like osteoporosis, diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular disease.

Cholesterol - How Low is Too Low?

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More and more people are being prescribed statin drugs to lower their cholesterol, even for those with cholesterol levels in the normal range. Some doctors increase the dosage of the statin drugs to lower the cholesterol levels below 150 mg/dl. How safe is that?

A Review of Olmesartan Medoxomil Monotherapy

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The sixth report of the Joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JNC VI) recommends a blood pressure (BP) goal of <140/90 mm Hg for the general hypertensive population and <130/85 mm Hg for high-risk patients with hypertension, ...