Comments (2) | Post a CommentSlowing 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
Rosiglitazone Improves Atherosclerosis in Type 2 Diabetes Patients
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Apr 26, 2007, 11:36 am PDTMetformin (Glucophage) and the thiazolidinediones (rosiglitazone and piaglitazone) are oral medications used to lower blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Now a clinical trial of 92 people with…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
Can CT Scans Accurately Assess Heart Disease Risk?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Apr 22, 2007, 5:30 am PDTCT (computed tomography) has been used for over 15 years to determine heart attack risk by measuring the amount of calcium in the coronary arteries, an indicator of the presence of atherosclerotic plaques.…Read More
Stop Smoking and Relax Your Arteries
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Apr 20, 2007, 5:21 am PDTThere are so many convincing reasons to stop smoking that you may not need to hear about this new one: Kicking the smoking habit can reverse the stiffening of your arteries. But perhaps if you're still smoking,…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
The Rheumatic Fever-Mitral Stenosis Connection
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Sun, Apr 15, 2007, 12:08 pm PDTI remember visiting a small pediatric hospital in the late 1950s, where an entire floor was full of children suffering from rheumatic fever. These days, more accurate diagnosis and aggressive treatment of strep…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
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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