Heart & Vascular Health: Prevention
Reducing Heart Attacks and Strokes in People with Diabetes
05/07/07, Johns Hopkins UniversitySince edema is also characteristic of heart failure, the concern is that these drugs may cause or worsen heart failure.
Save Money on Statins
04/10/09, Johns Hopkins UniversityBrand-name statins are expensive. Reduced-price generics are available from U.S. pharmacies for all except 2 of the more potent statins—atorvastatin…
Chronic Kidney Disease Brings Higher Heart Attack Risk
12/05/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityMany studies have shown that people with even mild chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at significantly higher risk for heart attacks and death.
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Antiplatelets for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)
01/08/09, HealthwiseAspirin is an antiplatelet medicine that decreases blood clot formation by preventing the smallest blood cells (platelets) from sticking together and forming blood clots.
More on Heart Attack Risk and Homocysteine
05/04/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityIn my opinion, it's now time for doctors to stop prescribing folic acid supplements as a preventive measure against heart disease and for patients to…
Stop Smoking and Relax Your Arteries
04/20/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityHere's the surprising good news: Blood vessels gradually regain their flexibility after people stop smoking.
Worried About a High Lipoprotein-A Level?
09/03/09, Johns Hopkins UniversityAlong with watching our low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels so as to decrease our heart-attack risk, doctors now say we should also be keeping an eye…
Wider Use of Heart Attack Screening Tests Recommended
12/03/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityNew guidelines from the Screening for Heart Attack Prevention Education (SHAPE) Task Force are far more aggressive than those of the American Heart…
Heart failure: Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure
08/25/08, HealthwiseKey points
More Benefits From Statins
11/29/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityStatins are widely used as the most effective medications we have to lower cholesterol, and recent research shows that statins also reduce the size of…
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