heart-letter
Research has established that heart disease tends to run in families, so if a family member has a heart attack or stroke, it should serve as a motivator for other family members to see their doctors.
Home monitoring devices for use by people taking warfarin compared favorably to regular blood tests done at a medical facility.
Research found that the cholesterol drug Vytorin, which combines Zetia with the statin Zocor, is no more effective than a statin alone at preventing plaque from growing in arteries.
People with a pacemaker or ICD know they need to avoid MRIs. The FDA says that the CT scans may also interfere with these devices, but that they can be safely shut off for the duration of the scan.
A new study is comparing methods of treating leg pain caused by peripheral artery disease.
Changing one’s dietary and exercise habits is beneficial to overall health, regardless of age.
ACE inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers are both used to combat stress hormones, which can contribute to heart failure. Combining them brings additional risks that outweigh any possible benefits.
An echocardiogram creates images of the heart using sound waves. It can reveal a great deal of information useful to doctors in treating heart patients.
Last year, I had an aortic dissection. My surgeon says not to do any cardio or resistance exercise and to keep my heart rate down. My cardiologist says I can do light cardio and resistance exercise but to watch my blood pressure. Whom should I believe?
Mindfulness is a form of meditation that encourages greater awareness of one’s surroundings and experiences. Volunteers with heart failure who participated in a mindfulness study reported lower levels of anxiety and feelings of better overall health.