Comments (4) | Post a CommentTurn Back the Clock on Atherosclerosis
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Nov 03, 2006, 5:34 pm PSTPeople with high blood pressure are at increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, and kidney disease. These complications can be reduced by lowering blood pressure. Now there's encouraging evidence that…Read More
Pick Up a Degree, Drop Your Heart Attack Risk
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Oct 27, 2006, 3:04 pm PDTA recent report described some results from the CARDIA study, which obtained baseline data in 1985 and 1986 on nearly 3,000 urban-dwelling adults between ages 15 and 30. Participants in the study were about…Read More
Three Medicines, One Pill to Prevent Heart Attacks
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 17, 2006, 1:49 pm PDTLast year I wrote about a proposal by two researchers at the University of London. They proposed in 2003 that everyone who is over the age of 55 or has heart disease should take a "polypill" to lower their…Read More
Concerns About Drug-Eluting Stents
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Oct 10, 2006, 2:47 pm PDTPercutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) has been used worldwide for more than 20 years to treat angina (chest pain) and to prevent and treat heart attacks.PTCA is a procedure used to widen…Read More
Should You Have an Exercise Stress Test?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Oct 06, 2006, 5:22 pm PDTShould a healthy person with no risk factors or symptoms of heart disease get an exercise stress test? It depends.Exercise stress tests are used to detect abnormalities in the electrical activity of the heart…Read More
Cardiovascular 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
When High Cholesterol Is Inherited
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Sep 28, 2006, 8:27 am PDTYou've tried everything to lower your high cholesterol, including eating a diet low in saturated fats, exercising regularly, and increasing your fiber intake. Still, your cholesterol refuses to budge. You may…Read More
High Cholesterol: Is Your Thyroid to Blame?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Sep 19, 2006, 6:47 pm PDTHigh cholesterol levels may be due to genetic factors, poor dietary habits, or some underlying disorder (referred to as secondary hypercholesterolemia). I have always checked to see if my patients have a…Read More
When Your Kids Have High Cholesterol
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Sep 08, 2006, 11:40 am PDTDid you know that even children have been found to have atherosclerosis? This astonishing information comes from postmortem studies of healthy young American soldiers killed during the Korean and Vietnam…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
Sponsored Links
coronary heart disease
Top 5 Heart Disease Treatments Great Treatment Options Here.
HeartDiseaseResources.orgHow To Lower Cholesterol Naturally
Find Out The Truth about Cholesterol and Tips To Control It
www.Allnaturalnutrition.infoLower Your LDL Cholesterol Now
Breakthrough supplement proven to lower LDL Cholesterol safely and naturally.
www.cardioxine.comtreat high cholesterol
Find Unbiased Information About High Cholesterol & Treatments.
www.Healia.com/Cholesterol