Heart Disease in Senior Citizens

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Heart disease is a general term that refers to various, more specific heart conditions. As we age, risk of heart disease increases. It is important that senior citizens practice heart healthy behaviors like getting enough physical activity and eating a well-balanced diet.

Long-Lived Parents = Low Heart Risk

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Parents who survive to 85 or older bequeath heart health to their descendants, a long-term study shows.

Lower Cholesterol Information To Help You Understand What It Is And How It Affects You

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Before I start getting to deep into all of the lower cholesterol information let me first give you a basic description of what exactly is cholesterol. Cholesterol is a waxy fatty lipid found in the cells and tissues of our bodies.

Defibrillator Leads at a Large-Volume Implanting Hospital

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Find out which leads set the benchmark for patients with ICDs.

What Is Cherry Juice Used for?

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Cherry juice is enjoying a surge in popularity. According to studies by researchers at Michigan State University, cherry juice is rich in antioxidants, which may help prevent cancer, reduce inflammation and relieve pain. Many people are thus consuming cherry juice, believing it will help improve the

Abnormal pulse

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Abnormal pulse

Age-adjusted Modification of the Duke Treadmill Score Nomogram

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Does adding age to the Duke Treadmill nomogram improve the accuracy of exercise testing? Find out more.

If You Hate the Arm Cuffs, Try an Omron Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor

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If you are struggling with getting a good reading out of a cuff blood pressure type monitor then you might want to try a wrist blood pressure monitor. They are a really great choice because they are not only portable, and extremely accurate but also very simple to use.

Nutrition & Phytosterols

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Nutrition implies a combination of nutrients (like carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins and water) that are essential to life. A diet should include a proper combination of all of these nutrients to ensure good health. A deficiency in any one may lead to various types of diseases. Phytosterols ha

The Causes of Heart Disease

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Heart disease is a blanket term that is used for such diseases as coronary artery disease, arrhythmias and congenital heart defects. According to the Mayo Clinic, heart disease is the main cause of death throughout the world. This statistic is especially true for the United States, as heart disease

Steps To A Healthy Heart

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Are you looking for tips on steps to keep your heart healthy? If so, you have come to the right place. Ask any health care professional and they will tell you that a healthy heart begins with a healthy diet. Maintaining a healthy diet can protect your heart in many ways.

Eating Tasty Foods - Low Cholesterol Diet Food

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For most people, eating foods low in cholesterol to maintain their normal cholesterol level is a daunting task. Primarily, because they simply don't know what kind of food they need to eat to lower their cholesterol level. There are a lot of food types available, and contrary to what most think

Death and Cardiac Ischemic Event Risks

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Stratification at presentation of TIMI risk score for UA/NSTEMI can be used to identify patients at high risk.

How Much Do You Know About Atherosclerosis?

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Take WebMD's five-minute quiz to see just how much you understand about atherosclerosis and heart disease.

The NCEP ATP III Guidelines: Friend or Foe?

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Despite some criticism, the NCEP guidelines are favored for its aggressive approach to treating those at high risk.

The Year in Atherothrombosis

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Authors review 2008's most important advances related to the atherothrombotic process. These include breakthroughs in areas ranging from epidemiology and public health to treatment.

4 Ways To Improve Cardiovascular Health

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We all that each and every organ in the body is important, however, there are those that when damaged could really cause serious problems for the individual's overall health. The cardiovascular system should be taken cared of and here are some ways on how to do it.

Salt Substitute May Help Hearts

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Giving your salt shaker a makeover may trim your chances of dying of heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, or diabetes.

Bridging the Treatment Gap: Improving Compliance With Lipid

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Review highlights the current climate of undertreatment of CHD, discusses the role of noncompliance in undermining effective lipid management, and outlines measures that may increase compliance.

Cardiac Troponin I in Non-ST-Elevation ACS-- Importance of Gender

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Is primary care follow up a ''do or di'' issue after MI?