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- A Risk Factor Quiz for Women - A Women's Quiz on Risk FactorsUpdated: 2009-01-06 @ 16:40:48 GMT
a cardiac risk factor quiz for women… - Exercise and HDL Cholesterol - How Exercise Affects HDL CholesterolUpdated: 2009-01-06 @ 16:17:41 GMT
Duration of exercise correlates best with an increase in HDL cholesterol… - Hydralazine - Hydralazine and High Blood PressureUpdated: 2009-01-05 @ 20:18:56 GMT
How does hydrazaline help with heart failure and what are its common side effects?… - Profiles in Heart Disease: Larry KingCreated: 2009-01-05 @ 15:40:42 GMT
Larry King's experiences with heart disease -- a 1987 heart attack that led to quintuple bypass surgery -- prompted him to not only make changes to his own lifestyle, but to reach out to others wit… - Profiles in Heart Disease - John RitterCreated: 2008-12-31 @ 15:40:59 GMT
- Profiles in Heart Disease - David LettermanCreated: 2008-12-31 @ 15:37:58 GMT
David Letterman, whose father died of a heart attack at age 52, had bypass surgery in 2000 after an angiogram revealed extensive arterial blockage… - Profiles in Heart Disease: Bill ClintonCreated: 2008-12-30 @ 21:58:32 GMT
After experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath, former President Bill Clinton had bypass surgery in 2004 to ward off a potential heart attack. … - Cardiac Effects of Thyroid Disease - Thyroid Disease and the HeartUpdated: 2008-12-30 @ 03:59:29 GMT
the cardiac effects of thyroid disease… - Common Heart Tests - Tests Commonly Used for Heart DiseaseCreated: 2008-12-29 @ 20:32:03 GMT
This is a list of articles that describe tests commonly used to diagnose heart disease, such as coronary artery disease, structural heart disease and heart rhythm problems… - The Electrophysiology Study - Electrophysiologic TestingCreated: 2008-12-29 @ 20:22:42 GMT
A description of the electrophysiology study… - Stent and Bypass Sugery - Is Stent or Bypass Surgery BetterUpdated: 2008-12-27 @ 16:34:12 GMT
The Stents or Surgery trial (SoS) suggests that patients with multiple coronary artery blockages may have better survival with coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) than with stenting… - Medical Treatments and Angina - What Are Medical Treatments for Angi…Updated: 2008-12-27 @ 16:28:10 GMT
The medical treatment for angina and ischemia include drugs such as nitrates, beta blockers, calcium blockers and Ranexa, as well as non-drug therapy like exercise training and EECP… - Coenzyme Q10 for Heart Disease - Is Coenzyme Q10 Helpful For Heart D…Created: 2008-12-23 @ 18:31:36 GMT
Coenzyme Q10 is a compound produced by the body for important functions like energy production. Researchers have had mixed results using coenzyme Q10 as a supplement to treat high blood pressure, a… - Digoxin for Heart Failure - Treating Heart Failure With DigoxinCreated: 2008-12-23 @ 18:28:35 GMT
Digoxin is still used to treat heart failure, but it is no longer considered a first-line drug for heart failure… - Aortic Aneurysm - Treating an Aortic AneurysmCreated: 2008-12-23 @ 18:19:31 GMT
Whether or not your aortic aneurysm requires surgery depends on if it's more or less than 5 cm… - Gum Disease, Gingivitis, Periodontal Disease and the Heart - Gum Di…Updated: 2008-12-23 @ 17:20:34 GMT
Good oral hygiene — flossing and regular teeth cleaning — can help to prevent heart disease… - Fish oil and the heartUpdated: 2008-12-23 @ 01:01:14 GMT
fish oil (omega 3 fatty acids) helps prevent heart disease… - The Statin Drugs - Cholesterol and the Statin DrugsUpdated: 2008-12-23 @ 01:01:13 GMT
Statins are drugs that improve blood cholesterol levels. Their use results in a significant reduction in LDL "bad" cholesterol levels, and a moderate reduction in triglyceride levels, and… - Trans fatty acidsUpdated: 2008-12-23 @ 01:01:12 GMT
Trans fatty acids - what they are, where they are, and what they do to your heart… - Cholesterol and triglyceridesUpdated: 2008-12-23 @ 01:01:12 GMT
Evaluation and treatment of cholesterol and triglyceride… - How to increase your HDL levelsUpdated: 2008-12-23 @ 01:01:09 GMT
HDL cholesterol, or "good" cholesterol, appears to scour the walls of blood vessels, cleaning out excess cholesterol. It then carries that excess cholesterol -- which otherwise might have… - ACE Inhibitors for Heart Failure - Treating Heart Failure With ACE I…Updated: 2008-12-19 @ 19:12:44 GMT
ACE Inhibitors help patients with heart failure prevent heart attack and stroke… - Aortic Aneurysm Rupture - Signs of an Aortic Aneurysm RuptureUpdated: 2008-12-19 @ 19:12:44 GMT
Sudden, severe abdominal pain is one of several symptom of aortic aneurysm rupture. … - Milrinone for Heart Failure - Primacor for Heart FailureUpdated: 2008-12-19 @ 19:12:44 GMT
Primacor (milrinone) is a medication used to treat heart failure. It works by helping the heart to contract, which allows the heart to pump blood more effectively. It also widens blood vessels, mak… - Pneumonia Shots and Heart Attacks -- Pneumonia Shots Help Prevent He…Created: 2008-12-19 @ 19:12:44 GMT
Getting a pneumonia vaccination can cut your risk of heart attack in half if you have heart disease… - Exercise and Heart Disease - Does Exercise Prevent Heart DiseaseUpdated: 2008-12-19 @ 19:12:44 GMT
Exercise can ward off heart disease but because of other risk factors, even the fittest person can still get it… - Nesiritide for Heart Failure - Nesiritide and Natrecore for Heart Fa…Updated: 2008-12-19 @ 19:12:44 GMT
Nesiritide is a medication used to treat heart failure. Marketed under the brand name Natrecor, it works by relaxing blood vessels and allowing them to widen. The widening of blood vessels allows t… - Dobutamine for Heart Failure - Treating Heart Failure With DobutamineUpdated: 2008-12-19 @ 19:12:43 GMT
Classified as an inotrope, a compound that affects the force of muscle contractions, dobutamine is given intravenously, usually in a hospital setting, and often to critically ill heart failure pati… - Light Smoking - Heart Disease Risk With Light SmokingCreated: 2008-12-19 @ 18:12:14 GMT
Even occasional smoking raises your risk of heart disease… - Kelsey Grammer - Kelsey Grammer's Heart DiseaseUpdated: 2008-12-19 @ 18:12:14 GMT
TV actor Kelsey Grammer suffered a mild heart attack after the cancellation of his new show "Back to You."… - Nitroglycerin - Taking NitroglycerinCreated: 2008-12-19 @ 17:48:09 GMT
Nitroglycerin does come with some side effects… - The Mediterranean Diet for Heart Health - Heart Health With the Med…Created: 2008-12-16 @ 17:21:15 GMT
The Mediterranean Diet can improve heart health, vascular health, blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and metabolic syndrome… - Magnesium and Atherosclerosis - Can Magnesium Prevent AtherosclerosisUpdated: 2008-12-16 @ 01:19:12 GMT
A brief overview of magnesium and its potential role in fighting atherosclerosis… - Profiles in Heart Disease - Toni Braxton - Toni Braxton's Heart Dise…Updated: 2008-12-16 @ 01:17:10 GMT
Performer Toni Braxton has been diagnosed witih pericarditis and microvascular angina… - Peripheral Artery Disease - Symptoms of Peripheral Artery DiseaseUpdated: 2008-12-16 @ 01:10:02 GMT
An explanation of the often-overlooked first signs of peripheral artery disease… - Eplerenone for Heart Failure - Heart Disease and EplerenoneUpdated: 2008-12-16 @ 01:06:58 GMT
Using eplerenone to treat heart failure… - Microvascular Angina - How To Diagnose Microvascular AnginaCreated: 2008-12-15 @ 21:28:03 GMT
Chest pain can mean microvascular angina, a mild condition caused by contractions of capillaries… - EECP Treatment - Should I Have It - Should I Have EECPCreated: 2008-12-15 @ 19:49:58 GMT
EECP helps many patients with angina, but here's who shouldn't have it… - Secondhand Smoke and Heart Disease -- Secondhand Smoke Contributes t…Created: 2008-12-14 @ 02:15:52 GMT
Exposure to secondhand smoke is nearly as harmful as being a smoker… - Costochondritis - Is it Heart Disease or CostochondritisCreated: 2008-12-14 @ 02:10:46 GMT
Chest pain may be the result of costrochondritis, a mild, easily-treatable condition. … - Preventing Aortic Aneurysms - How to Prevent Aortic AneurysmUpdated: 2008-12-12 @ 19:23:43 GMT
List the risk factors for aortic aneurysm, and what prevention measures have been shown to work. 300 words… - Traveling and Heart Attacks - How Traveling Can Increase the Risk of…Updated: 2008-12-12 @ 18:46:55 GMT
Taking precautions, especially on airplanes, can help prevent heart attacks while traveling… - Ruptured Aortic Aneurysms - How to Repair Ruptured Aortic AneurysmsUpdated: 2008-12-12 @ 17:21:00 GMT
Open and endovascular surgery can repair ruptured aortic aneurysms, but they are frequently fatal. … - Vasovagal Syndrome - Vasovagal Syndrome in KidsUpdated: 2008-12-12 @ 17:19:59 GMT
The most common cause of fainting episodes in children and adolescents is vasovagal syncope… - Microvascular Angina - All about Microvascular AnginaUpdated: 2008-12-12 @ 15:52:22 GMT
Microvascular angina, also called cardiac syndrome x, causes chest pain and angina in people who have no blockages in their coronary arteries… - Heroin and Heart Disease - How Does Heroin Affect Heart DiseaseCreated: 2008-12-12 @ 01:17:35 GMT
How does heroin use affect the heart and circulatory system?… - Felodipine and High Blood Pressure - Treating High Blood Pressure Wi…Created: 2008-12-12 @ 01:11:29 GMT
Felodipine is a medication in the class of drugs known as calcium channel blockers and is prescribed for high blood pressure, heart arrhythmia and angina. It is not recommended for patients with he… - Smoking and Heart Disease - Heart Disease and SmokingUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 17:28:20 GMT
Not smoking is one of the best ways to keep heart disease from progressing… - Holiday Heart - Atrial Fibrillation and Holiday HeartUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 01:32:21 GMT
Even small amounts of alcohol ingestion can lead to episodes of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in the condition known as Holiday Heart… - How Bad is Obesity, Really? - Obesity and HealthUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 01:30:51 GMT
How dangerous is obesity? New evidence suggests that mild overweight may not be as dangerous as previously thought… - Symptoms and Diagnosis of Heart DiseaseUpdated: 2008-12-09 @ 01:12:42 GMT
This page leads to a wide variety of basic information on the symptoms and diagnosis of heart disease…