What Are the Treatments for Peripheral Arterial Disease?

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Peripheral arterial disease (P.A.D.) is a condition whereby plaque develops within the arteries that carry blood to your limbs, head and organs. As a result of plaque build-up, your arteries become narrowed and your limbs are unable to receive adequate blood support. In most cases, P.A.D. afflicts y

Take Charge of Your Cholesterol

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Our body has them all - the Good and the Bad cholesterol. Make no mistake, a higher than normal level of cholesterol is bad for your heart and will lead to heart diseases ultimately. Get acquainted with Cholesterol, and learn how you can battle them to good health.

An Expert Interview With Michel White, MD

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Michel White, MD, shares insight and perspective on most influential highlights from this year's ESC Congress.

A List Of Foods That Clog Arteries

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If you are at risk for stroke and heart attacks, then you should certainly stay away from the different foods that clog arteries. When the major arteries of your body become clogged, you have a higher chance of developing stroke which could lead you to more fatal effects. In the United States alone,

How to Lower Your Triglycerides Without Having to Go to the Doctor

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Whether or not you are suffering from a heart ailment, you should be aware of strategies on how to lower your triglycerides. While the body itself is what produces triglycerides, they, too, can come from a variety of sources. An unhealthy lifestyle, for instance, can bring about an elevation of the

Barriers to Patients' Heart Health Beyond Physician Control

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Medscape surveyed cardiologists and primary care physicians about perceived barriers to patients' heart health, and their comfort with discussing sex after MI.

Alcohol Intake is Not Associated With Subclinical Coronary

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What is the relation between alcohol use and subclinical coronary atherosclerotic plaque burden (measured by EBCT) in asymptomatic young patients with relatively early subclinical atherosclerosis?

Antiarrhythmic Therapy in Elderly Persons

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A review of the pharmacologic and device-based considerations associated with managing life-threatening arrhythmias in elderly persons.

5 Things Your Cardiologist May Forget to Tell You

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No matter how great of a doctor your cardiologist may be, he or she may forget to tell you certain things about your condition. Here is a checklist of questions that you should ask your cardiologist on your next visit.

Symptoms of Heart Disease

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WebMD explains the symptoms of various types of heart disease.

What Causes Heart Palpitations?

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Have you ever wondered what causes heart palpitations? Well in this article you will learn what causes your heart to skip beats.

Mortality Risk in Mild-to-Moderate Heart Failure

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Does a composite risk score from cardiopulmonary exercise testing out-perform the traditional single variable approach in predicting patient outcomes in mild-to-moderate HF?

Philadelphia Cardiologist For Your Heart!

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Heart is the most important part of our body. If it works, we are alive; if it does not, we cease to live. It beats throughout our life to keep us alive but do we ever think about looking after it. When we think about heart, we only think of emotions and feelings related to it but practical heart is

Music For Lower Blood Pressure, Lower Cholesterol - And More

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Music has long been known for its ability to lower blood pressure. Now it appears that listening to music can lower cholesterol as well. It produces both of these benefits by releasing nitric oxide into the bloodstream, expanding blood vessels by an average of 26%. The improved blood flow not only r

Know Your Fats

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An excess of any type of fat can be detrimental to your health. Of the different types of fat; saturated and unsaturated, one is said to be much better for your health when eaten in moderation. The difference between the two fats is in their chemical structure.

Use and Long-Term Outcomes of ICDs, 1990 to 2009

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Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator use in adults at risk for sudden cardiac death has grown rapidly. Find out what the trends are telling us.

Phytosterols, Red Yeast Rice, and Lifestyle Change vs Statin

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Complementary and alternative therapies for cholesterol lowering are plentiful and easy to access, but do they work as well as statins?

Cardiac Disease and Cognitive Impairment

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Find out how cognitive impairment can interfere with the ability to self-manage heart disease.

Heart Conditions Are Nothing To Fool Around With: Here's Natural Remedies To Enhance Your Heart

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Today, a growing number of people have problems with any number of heart conditions, and, at an earlier age. One of the evident culprits are awful dietary practices, being overweight and also a deficiency of decent physical exercise. HBP, high cholesterol levels and triglyceride readings are typical

Lawsuit Settlements For Statin Drug Deaths

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Statin drugs are readily prescribed even to those with cholesterol levels within normal range. The drug manufacturers are now pushing to have these drugs purchased over the counter without a prescription. The safety of this move due to some very deadly side effects needs to be better scrutinized.