Comments (2) | Post a CommentRheumatoid Arthritis and Heart Disease
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sat, Jan 03, 2009, 7:36 pm PSTStudies carried out more that a decade ago showed that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which affects about 1 percent of the general population, had an increased risk of premature death, largely as the…Read More
Statins for Healthy Older People?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sat, Dec 27, 2008, 7:27 pm PSTThe results of the JUPITER trial, published in an online version of the New England Journal of Medicine, have created a near frenzy in the media and among cardiologists. In the trial, 17,802 men and women were…Read More
Should You Be Screened for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Oct 30, 2008, 5:23 pm PDTAn aortic aneurysm is a local enlargement or bulge in the aorta, the body's largest artery. The aorta originates at the left ventricle of the heart, travels through the chest and abdomen, and supplies blood to…Read More
Angioplasty for Chronic, Stable Angina?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Oct 17, 2008, 11:36 am PDTIf you are one of the estimated 9 million Americans with angina—chest pain resulting from narrowed coronary arteries — you and your doctor can choose from 3 treatment options: medical…Read More
Can You Trust What's Published in Medical Journals?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Aug 07, 2008, 12:48 pm PDTMore and more doctors are being urged to base their patient decisions on "evidence-based medicine," in which a doctor allows the results of clinical studies to guide his treatment choices.But obviously, if…Read More
Heart Trouble: Should You Get a Defibrillator?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 01, 2008, 8:36 am PDTFor most people, the answer is no. Automated external defibrillators (AEFs) provide an electric shock that can jolt the heart back to a normal rhythm, and they are proven lifesavers when prominently placed in…Read More
Tim Russert's Heart Condition Affects Many
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Jun 18, 2008, 2:30 pm PDTMedical professionals have been encouraged for some time by the improvements in treatments for coronary heart disease (CHD) and by the greater attention being paid to preventive measures: Over the last 20…Read More
Does Daily Aspirin Really Protect Your Heart?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, May 12, 2008, 5:53 pm PDTTaking an aspirin daily or every other day has become a common health ritual. This is because studies have clearly shown that aspirin keeps the platelets — the small clot-forming particles in the blood —…Read More
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Mar 13, 2008, 5:32 pm PDTEach year, more than 200,000 abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are diagnosed in the United States. AAAs are the 13th leading cause of deaths in the U.S., accounting for about 15,000 deaths annually. Prominent…Read More
Glucose Control: Increased Heart Attack Deaths in Type 2 Diabetes
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 08, 2008, 10:30 am PSTSeveral trials have convincingly shown that lowering blood glucose levels decreases the likelihood of three late complications of diabetes — blindness from damage to the retina (retinopathy), impaired kidney…Read More
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