Comments (5) | Post a CommentCardiovascular Disease Around the World
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 03, 2006, 5:56 pm PDTFindings from a study this year showed a significant increase in the risk of a cardiovascular event (heart attack, stroke and death) when atherosclerosis is present in vascular systems other than the heart,…Read More
Tips to Monitor Your Blood Pressure at Home
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Sep 22, 2006, 12:30 pm PDTHome blood pressure measurements can do more than determine whether you have white coat hypertension. A recent study showed that people with hypertension who monitored their blood pressures at home got results…Read More
Why You Should Care About Oxidative Stress
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Sep 11, 2006, 6:07 pm PDTMedical journals are full of articles describing the effects of oxidative stress on coronary heart disease. Why should we care about oxidative stress? What is it, anyway? During metabolism - the process of…Read More
Your Brother's Heart Problems May Be Yours, Too
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Aug 22, 2006, 11:50 am PDTCardiologists have long recognized that premature coronary artery disease in a first-degree relative (parent, sibling, or child) puts their patients at risk. "Premature" is usually defined as coronary disease…Read More
Risk Factors Dictate Suggested Cholesterol Levels
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Aug 04, 2006, 9:27 am PDTDecisions on when to lower blood cholesterol should be based on the guidelines from the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP). I have regularly used these guidelines and agree with most of…Read More
Low-fat Dairy Products Lower Blood Pressure
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Aug 01, 2006, 4:23 pm PDTIn a recently reported NIH-funded population study, systolic blood pressure (the first and higher number in a blood pressure reading) was lowest among the participants who consumed the most dairy products.The…Read More
Replace Your Yen for Salt
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Jul 27, 2006, 5:51 pm PDTMany people with high blood pressure or heart failure find it hard to cope with a low-salt diet. One easy solution is to use one of the many salt substitutes that are widely advertised. However, because these…Read More
Beta-Blockers: Not So Good?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Jul 21, 2006, 9:24 am PDTYou may have read the news reports voicing doubt about whether beta-blockers should be used to treat high blood pressure. A team of physicians from the United Kingdom has issued new guidelines which omit…Read More
It's not Your Weight, It's Your Waist
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Jul 18, 2006, 2:13 pm PDTLDL cholesterol deposited on artery walls forms atherosclerotic plaques. This is why high levels of LDL cholesterol are a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The amount of LDL cholesterol is not…Read More
Green Tea Lacks Claimed Heart Benefits
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, May 23, 2006, 6:12 pm PDTI like tea and drink a lot of it. All the newspaper articles describing the protective effects of green tea against heart disease, cancer, and diabetes have made me wonder at times whether I should switch from…Read More
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