Green Tea and Cardiovascular Health
Friday September 29, 2006
A large new study published this month shows that regular drinkers of green tea enjoy a reduced risk of cardiovascular mortality, and a reduced risk of stroke. Read about ... Read More
Minimally Invasive Bypass Surgery - Live Webcast
Tuesday September 26, 2006
You can view a live webcast of totally endoscopic (that is, minimally invasive) coronary artery bypass surgery, to be performed at Alliance Hospital in Odessa, Texas on September 26 at ... Read More
Metabolic Syndrome and Cardiac Risk
Thursday September 21, 2006
A new study confirms the importance of metabolic syndrome (formerly known as metabolic syndrome x) as a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke. Read about this new ... Read More
Live Webcast of Biventricular Pacemaker/Defibrillator Implantation
Friday September 15, 2006
Doctors at the Oklahoma Heart Hospital will be implanting a biventricular pacemaker (with defibrillator back-up), live on the Internet, on September 21, at 5:00 PM Central Time. To view ... Read More
Widening Controversy on Drug Eluting Stents
Monday September 11, 2006
New Information presented at the World Congress of Cardiology suggests that drug eluting stents, while they indeed signficantly reduce the risk of stent restenosis as they are designed to do, ... Read More