Comments (58) | Post a CommentQuiz: Your Heart-Health Nutrition Knowledge
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 13, 2007, 3:21 am PDTEveryone knows that a healthy diet is one way to help prevent cardiovascular disease and possibly avoid taking medications. But you may be confused about which dietary recommendations to follow, because they…Read More
Blood Pressure: Can You Avoid Medications?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jun 29, 2007, 1:41 pm PDTHypertension (high blood pressure) is an exceedingly common underlying cause of heart attacks, strokes, heart failure, and kidney disease in the United States. And studies have shown that the likelihood of all…Read More
A New, Different Type of Blood Pressure Drug
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Apr 10, 2007, 6:42 pm PDTMore than 20 medications from six different classes are currently available to treat high blood pressure. Yet most people with hypertension require two or more drugs from these separate classes to reach their…Read More
Prehypertension Worse Than Smoking for Postmenopausal Women
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Apr 06, 2007, 6:09 am PDTPhysicians are finally coming to grips with the realization that they can no longer responsibly tell patients not to worry about their blood pressure if it is less than 140/90. More and more studies are…Read More
Women and Heart Disease, Part 1: Aspirin Confusion
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Mar 08, 2007, 4:27 am PSTThe 2007 update of the American Heart Association's guidelines for women has led to some confusion regarding the use of aspirin. My wife read the following statement in an article about the new guidelines in…Read More
ACE Inhibitors Harmful in Pregnancy
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Mar 02, 2007, 9:33 am PSTBecause angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors — a class of medications used to lower high blood pressure — are associated with an increased risk of abnormal pregnancies, they are not prescribed for…Read More
Atherosclerosis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 16, 2007, 3:29 am PSTChronic inflammation can cause all sorts of mischief in the body. Now a study has found that people with rheumatoid arthritis - a chronic inflammatory disease - are at greater risk of carotid artery plaques.…Read More
Torcetrapib: A Case of Profits vs. Patient Benefits
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Dec 14, 2006, 11:26 pm PSTBecause of its dramatic ability to raise helpful HDL cholesterol, a new experimental drug called torcetrapib seemed likely to become a popular drug for the prevention of heart attacks and to earn huge profits…Read More
Wider Use of Heart Attack Screening Tests Recommended
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Dec 03, 2006, 2:20 pm PSTAdvocating more widespread use of certain screening tests, new guidelines from the Screening for Heart Attack Prevention Education (SHAPE) Task Force are far more aggressive than those of the American Heart…Read More
More Benefits From Statins
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Nov 29, 2006, 4:20 pm PSTStatins are widely used as the most effective medications we have to lower cholesterol. And recent research shows that statins also reduce the size of atherosclerotic plaques, a risk factor for heart disease.…Read More
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