Heart & Vascular Health: Overview
Heart Attacks in Women
10/27/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityMost women, and many doctors, still don't recognize that as many women as men die of coronary heart disease and heart attacks. And women do not fare…
Heart Disease Risk Increased for Firefighters
05/22/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityFirefighters and others in similarly demanding occupations must be particularly careful to identify and control heart disease risk factors.
What Is Aortic Stenosis?
10/14/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityAortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve in the heart is stiffened by calcium deposits. The result is a narrowing of the opening through which the…
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Lupus and Coronary Disease
10/06/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe risk for coronary artery disease and strokes is greatly increased in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), especially among young…
Do Doctors Discriminate Against Older Patients?
04/17/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityI advise all of you, but especially older readers, to ask your doctors about your LDL cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and triglycerides levels, and to…
Is Stress Bad for Your Health?
11/02/07, Johns Hopkins UniversitySeveral large studies have indeed shown that various types of chronic stress are linked to a greater risk of heart attacks or the development of heart…
Statins and Heart Failure in Older People
11/27/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityStatin drugs have achieved near wonder-drug status for their ability to lower cholesterol and, in high doses, even reverse the formation of…
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04/25/08, HealthwiseTriglycerides: The Risk Factor Nobody Talks About
04/01/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityPeople in the upper third of triglyceride levels had between a 58 percent and a 76 percent greater risk of coronary heart disease than those in the…
Avoid a Holiday Heart Attack
12/11/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityMore people have heart attacks in December and January than at any other time of the year, probably due to the excessive stress, alcohol, and eating…
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