What Level of Vitamin D Promotes Heart Health?
Though it is lower than traditionally thought, many people still deficient, researchers say
Category : Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
Relationship Between Depression and Subclinical LV Changes
Does clinical depression lead to a broken heart?
Dementia Risk Might Rise for Older Women With Heart Disease
Study found 29 percent higher odds of mental decline compared to women with healthy hearts
Proteinuria Plus eGFR Keeps the Nephrologist Away
Henry Black, MD, discusses a study that suggests that staging using proteinuria plus estimated glomerular filtration rate will result in fewer unnecessary referrals -- but there's a risk.
Long-term Outcomes After Real-World Fractional Flow Reserve Use
Does deferral of stenting according to FFR create more favorable long-term outcomes?
10 Steps Before you Refer for: Chest Pain
Chest pain is a common presentation in general practice. Working through the differential diagnosis is easy with these ten steps.
A Genetic Test to End Angiography?
Medscape talks to Eric Topol about the Corus CAD genetic test and whether it's useful now in identifying obstructive coronary artery disease.
Your Checklist to Lower Cholesterol
Are you confused by what steps you should take to lower cholesterol? Here's a checklist of the top 8 things you must do if you want to successfully lower your cholesterol and keep it low.
Reduce Heart Disease by Lowering Your Cholesterol
Cholesterol helps your body build new cells, insulate nerves, and produce hormones. Normally, the liver makes all the cholesterol the body needs.
AHA: Sex Safe for Most Heart Patients
Most patients can safely resume sexual activities one week after having an uncomplicated heart attack, according to a new report from the American Heart Association.
Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD)
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
How Plant Sterols Lower Cholesterol
Plant sterols act as a decoy inside the body. They occupy the mechanisms that normally absorb and process cholesterol. While the body is busy with the useless plant sterols, cholesterol is excreted undigested.
Personality Types and Heart Disease
Type A people are those that we have come to understand as people who are always "working." And by that, I don't only mean they only spend long hours at work, although that's a common feature of the type, but they are always looking for ways to be more efficient, save time, move
The Signs of Cardiovascular Disease Affect 5 Million Americans
Chest pain, heart palpitations or extreme fatigue can all be signs of cardiovascular disease. Now, before you panic, know there are actually tons of symptoms relating to more than 60 different types of cardiovascular disease. They range from very rare childhood diseases to the very common heart dise
Tolerability and Dose-Related Effects of Nebivolol in Elderly Patients
Do higher doses of nebivolol yield better results than lower doses? Is the drug well tolerated in elderly heart failure patients?
Repeat Ultrasounds Predict Heart Risk
Repeat ultrasound tests help predict who is likely to have a stroke or heart attack, researchers say.
Valve Surgery - The Perfect Option For the Perfect Heart
Heart valve replacement, also referred to as open heart surgery, is the medical procedure that involves treatment of the aortic valves and severely damaged mitral valves. Heart valve surgery is also used to treat any valve disease that is life-threatening.
Coronary Heart Disease - Surprisingly the Top Cause of Death in Women
Coronary heart disease ranks number one in the list of killer diseases for women who are more than 25 years old, which is contrary to the common belief by women that it is breast cancer. This makes it the top killer disease for both men and women because while men have a higher risk when in their 40
Coffee, Cigarettes a Bad Combo for the Heart
Coffee and cigarettes are a common combination for many people, but the pairing may compromise the heart, say Greek researchers.
Frequently Asked Heart Diseases Related Questions Part 1
Information is key to effective prevention and management of a heart disease. Most people lack this most basic information that can make a difference in their life.