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
Finding the Trans Fats
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Sep 11, 2007, 9:53 am PDTI was pleasantly surprised the other day when my wife brought home a brand of margarine whose package proclaimed that the product contained no trans fats. I hope this statement is accurate and not just an…Read More
Lifelong Low LDL Cholesterol: Are You Off the Hook?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Sep 10, 2007, 11:20 pm PDTSome people are fortunate enough to have an uncommon genetic variant that speeds the removal of harmful low-density lipoprotein (LDL) from the blood - these lucky people have significantly lower LDL cholesterol…Read More
Low-Carb vs. Low-Fat Diets
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Sep 09, 2007, 4:52 am PDTWill the debate about the relative virtues of low-carbohydrate vs. low-fat diets for weight loss never end? All the chatter is doubly annoying since, until now, all the talk is backed up by little data…Read More
Aerobic Exercise Raises HDL Cholesterol
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Jun 25, 2007, 7:23 pm PDTExercise is always one of the first recommendations for improving blood cholesterol levels, but do readily achievable amounts of exercise really improve HDL and LDL cholesterol?A report in the Archives of…Read More
ED: Powerful Predictor of Coronary Heart Disease
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Jun 18, 2007, 3:01 pm PDTErectile dysfunction (ED) is estimated to affect more than half of men between ages 40 and 70 and about 70 percent of men over the age of 70. Although an association between ED and coronary heart disease (CHD)…Read More
Slowing Down Atherosclerosis: A Research Disappointment
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Apr 30, 2007, 1:41 pm PDTLooking for a way to slow down atherosclerosis, researchers have examined the effects of blocking the action of an enzyme called acyl:cholesterol-acyltransferase (ACAT) that has been identified as a major…Read More
Treating High Cholesterol in Children
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Apr 25, 2007, 9:02 am PDTThe evidence is clear that the atherosclerosis that leads to heart disease begins in childhood. Yet, physicians have been uncertain about how to treat high cholesterol levels in children because the guidelines…Read More
Do Doctors Discriminate Against Older Patients?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Apr 17, 2007, 4:09 am PDTThe average age in the United States for having a first heart attack is 65.8 years for men and 70.4 years for women. Thus, a huge percentage of deaths from coronary disease — about 85 percent — occur in…Read More
Angioplasties: Hospital and Cardiologist Are Keys
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Apr 03, 2007, 1:00 pm PDTHospitals with onsite surgical backup are the preferred site for elective angioplasty procedures, according to guidelines from the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, and the Society…Read More
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