Bundle Branch Block
Monday June 30, 2008
Bundle branch block (BBB) is a common finding on the ECG. Whether it is a significant finding or not depends on the circumstances. DrRich reviews BBB, explains its ... Read More
Update on Red Yeast Rice
Thursday June 26, 2008
Evidence continues to accumulate that red yeast rice - at least the kind of red yeast rice that used to be available before the FDA began regulating it - can ... Read More
A Gene for Metabolic Syndrome?
Monday June 23, 2008
It turns out that there may be a gene for metabolic syndrome, which would appear to argue that there is such a thing as metabolic syndrome.
I have previously described the ... Read More
Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) for Heart Failure
Wednesday June 18, 2008
In some patients with heart failure, a new kind of pacemaker can re-coordinate the muscular function of the damaged heart, relieving the symptoms of heart failure, and reducing the odds ... Read More
What Happened to Tim Russert?
Saturday June 14, 2008
Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press, died suddenly at work on Friday. As one who felt strongly that both Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain needed several stiff doses of ... Read More
Vitamin D May Benefit the Heart
Thursday June 12, 2008
A study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine found an association between low levels of vitamin D and heart attacks in men. Vitamin D is best known ... Read More
Drugs that Prolong QT Interval Cause 3-Fold Increase in Risk
Monday June 9, 2008
Drugs that prolong the heart's QT interval have long been known to increase the risk of sudden death. Now, investigators have quantified that risk - it is threefold higher ... Read More
The Metabolic Syndrome Turf Battle
Friday June 6, 2008
Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of cardiac risk factors that include insulin resistance, obesity (especially abdominal obesity), high blood pressure, abnormalities in blood clotting, elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and ... Read More
Aortic Stenosis
Monday June 2, 2008
Aortic stenosis is one of the most common cardiac valve problems. It has many possible causes, and the timing of its treatment can be tricky. DrRich reviews aortic ... Read More