Comments (31) | Post a CommentTop 10 Heart Advances and Disappointments of 2006
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Mar 05, 2007, 4:02 pm PSTAs is typical, over the past year some heart health news has been good, some disappointing. But all of it demonstrates the fact that our knowledge about the efficacy of preventive measures and treatments is…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
Tips on How to Stop Smoking
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Feb 28, 2007, 12:44 pm PSTCigarette smoking, and even smoking cigars or a pipe, is one of the greatest risk factors for a heart attack as well as for stroke, lung cancer, and emphysema.Here are some tips to help you stop smoking:Set a…Read More
High HDL Cholesterol Alone Won't Protect You
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 23, 2007, 5:49 pm PSTA 44-year-old male patient balked at making any lifestyle changes to lower his elevated LDL (the so-called "bad") cholesterol.I mentioned his bad family history: His older brother and father both had heart…Read More
How Big Is Your LDL? Should You Care?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Feb 19, 2007, 3:31 am PSTAfter I gave a talk on treating high cholesterol levels, a physician in the audience asked me whether it's worthwhile to send blood for lab tests that measure lipoprotein sizes. He was concerned because he…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
Antibiotics to Prevent Heart Attacks
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 09, 2007, 4:33 pm PSTIs it possible that a course of antibiotics could cure or prevent some cases of heart disease? Research tells us that inflammation of the vascular wall may be an important factor leading to the development of…Read More
Why You Should Rush to the Hospital with a Heart Attack
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Feb 02, 2007, 4:25 pm PSTIf you are experiencing a heart attack, or think you are, you should get to a hospital as quickly as possible.Why? Because if you wait too long, your heart muscle could suffer irreversible damage or, worse, you…Read More
Statins Don't Increase Breast Cancer Risk
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Mon, Jan 29, 2007, 4:08 pm PSTSome women who take statins worry about the possibly that these drugs, which are often taken for many years, may increase their risk of breast cancer. Analyses of previous studies have given mixed results on…Read More
Aspirin Plus Clopidogrel (Plavix): Good News and Bad News
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Thu, Jan 25, 2007, 5:50 pm PSTNewspapers have devoted less space to recent findings about treatments with aspirin plus Plavix than they have to current sporting events. Yet this combination of two anti-clotting drugs has generated clinical…Read More
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