Comments (9) | Post a CommentAll About the Stress Test
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Mon, Mar 03, 2008, 1:27 am PSTStress tests are functional tests to determine if the heart is able to get adequate blood and oxygen to meet its needs. They are usually the first test for evaluation of symptoms suggestive of angina.They are…Read More
What's a Normal Blood Pressure?
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Thu, Feb 28, 2008, 8:52 pm PSTA wealth of information is available about blood pressure, and sometimes the most important points get lost or confused. Although we often hear announcements in the press about new or revised blood-pressure…Read More
Blood Pressure: How Low Is Too Low?
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Fri, Feb 22, 2008, 10:48 am PSTHigh blood pressure (hypertension) is pretty easy to define: Anything above 120/80 is abnormal. Low blood pressure is not so simple. There is no absolute number below which blood pressure is considered…Read More
Screening for Heart Disease: Which Tests? When?
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 7:02 pm PSTIf you are worried about your heart attack risk, which screening tests should you get and when? For healthy patients over age 40, I like to get a electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) every 2-5 years, and more often…Read More
Common Heart Tests: What They Reveal
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 6:50 pm PSTIt's easy to get confused about the many tests available to investigate possible heart disease. Let's review some of the more common tests, along with what they can tell us about the condition of the heart.The…Read More
What's Your Heart Attack Risk?
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Thu, Feb 14, 2008, 10:04 am PSTOK, so you know the major risk factors for heart attack in the population at large. Perhaps now you'd like to be able to estimate your own specific risk. The Framingham Heart Study has been looking at risk…Read More
LDL: How Low Should You Go?
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Mon, Feb 11, 2008, 12:01 pm PSTIn previous entries I discussed why total cholesterol levels aren't very useful and how to set and reach your target for HDL and triglycerides. LDL is bit more complicated, but is one of the most important…Read More
Lifestyle and Cholesterol Levels
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Thu, Feb 07, 2008, 4:30 pm PSTWhen is it time to use medication for high cholesterol, and what are the best choices?For elevated triglycerides, I suggest a three-month commitment to reduce the sugar and simple starches in your diet. This…Read More
Setting Your Cholesterol Goals
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Thu, Jan 31, 2008, 9:12 am PSTThere's no such thing as a "normal" cholesterol level, but we do have targets to aim for.HDL ("good cholesterol"): The higher your HDL is, the more protection you get against atherosclerosis. I tell everyone…Read More
Cholesterol 101: What's Your Equation?
Posted By Howard Levy, M.D. - Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 9:52 am PSTIs your cholesterol under 200? Or is that even the right question to ask anymore? We've learned a lot about cholesterol in the past few decades, and it can be hard to understand and follow all the different…Read More
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