Mini-Strokes May Lead to PTSD, Study Finds
Fear, depression and anxiety might follow a transient ischemic attack, researchers say
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Low-Cholesterol New Year’s Food
This article contains a low-cholesterol New Year's Eve Party menu to make eating right easy, even during a holiday celebration!
How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally
Cholesterol is certainly a popular subject in newspapers and magazines and for a good reason. We all want to stay healthy. Most people can do a few simple things to help keep their numbers in the right range. However, a few facts might help you understand a little more about cholesterol. Read on to
Novices May Be Trained to Screen for AAA's Using Ultrasound
Can a short, well-supervised course in ultrasonography successfully train novices to detect AAA for screening purposes?
Patient Information on Heart Valve Disease
The human heart has four valves: the tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral and aortic valves. These valves serve to keep blood flowing in one direction through the heart. Heart valve disease occurs when one of these valves, through deformity or damage, disrupts the proper flow of blood.
Creating Continuous Linear Lesions in the Atria
This study was undertaken to compare lesions continuity and transmurality, as well as the procedure and fluoroscopy times, with simultaneous, multipolar linear vs drag-and-burn ablation.
Genetics of Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy
Although ARVC can be considered a disease of the desmosome, a variety of other genetic defects give rise to phenocopies which may ultimately enhance our understanding of the broad phenotypic spectrum.
Improving SVT Discrimination in Single-Chamber ICDs
The results of this prospective study demonstrate use of an electrogram morphology discrimination algorithm dramatically reduces the incidence of inappropriate therapy for supraventricular tachycardia
Drug Heightens Sense of Touch
A new stimulation technique coupled with drug therapy may help restore and improve the sense of touch.
Anxiety Effect on the Heart Rate
When you perceive a threat you react with the "Fight or Flight" response. Your nervous system initiates a complex physiological, biochemical, emotional and behavioral state of arousal that prepares you to attack or run away. Increased heart rate is a physiological component, and fear and anxiety a
Parkinsons Medical Reference
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Reduced Fluoroscopy During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Can AF ablation robotics reduce operator and patient radiation exposure without compromising outcomes?
LV Systolic Deformation in Hypertensive Patients
This study tested the hypothesis that apical myocardial mechanics differ in hypertensive patients with and without apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Exercise Can Help Dissolve Blood Clots
For obese people, regular exercise helps dissolve blood clots, which are more common in overweight people.
What is a Sleep Disorder?
Sleep Disorder - Learn important information about a sleep disorder
How to Cure Vericose Veins
Varicose veins are enlarged veins which often protrude through the skin's surface. They appear as blue, purple, pink or red in color. Though they can technically occur anywhere on the body where veins are present, varicose veins are most common in the lower legs. They may happen for a variety of rea
Breath Carbon Monoxide May Point to Stroke Risk
People who exhaled higher concentrations of the gas were at increased odds for an attack, researchers say
Foods That Lower Triglycerides & Cholesterol
Lowering levels of cholesterol and triglycerides within the body is a good way to reduce the risk of heart disease; in those already suffering from heart disease, the chances of sudden death are lowered. Certain foods can help lower cholesterol and triglycerides levels within the body when they are
Fish Oil to Reduce Triglycerides
Triglycerides are a type of fat that circulates through your blood, just like cholesterol does. The Mayo Clinic explains that when you eat food, the calories that don't get used for energy get converted to triglycerides and stored in fat cells. Triglycerides are released into the blood between meals
Information on Holista Cholesterol Formula
Holista's Cholesterol Formula is one of the many products on the market claiming to improve lipid profiles, vital for those hoping to lower their disease of heart disease and stroke. The practicality of buying Holista's Cholesterol formula should be evaluated in light of results needed, other choles