5 things you need to do after a heart attack
After a heart attack, five pivotal steps can hasten recovery and help protect long-term heart health.
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Research we’re watching: Testosterone therapy linked to heart trouble
Testosterone therapy-which is widely marketed to boost energy and sexual function-may increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, and death in older men with low testosterone and other health problems.
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New options to reboot the heart
Tiny electronic devices called implantable cardioverter-defibrillators are used to detect and correct potentially deadly heart rhythms.
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Double trouble: Coping with arthritis and heart disease together
For people with heart disease and arthritis, exercise can help ease both conditions. Medications commonly used for arthritis can interact with those used to treat heart disease.
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Do you need a portable air purifier?
Air purifiers can eliminate or reduce several airborne allergens and pollutants such as dust mite allergens, mold, pollens, and pet dander.
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The new strategy for statins: Should you be taking one?
New guidelines for prescribing the cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins no longer focus on an individual’s starting blood cholesterol value. Instead, the decision should focus on an individual’s overall risk of heart disease.
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Protect your memory and thinking skills
Any increase in blood sugar levels is linked to an increased risk of developing dementia. Researchers speculate that this may be because high blood sugar levels are causing more vascular disease or because of insulin resistance.
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News briefs: New statin guidelines: do they apply to you?
Statin use guidelines have changed for seemingly healthy adults. Statins are no longer recommended based on a person’s “bad” or LDL cholesterol level. Statins are now advised for people with a heart disease or stroke risk of 7.5% in the next 10 years.
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Improve your balance by strengthening your core
Strengthening the core muscles can help improve one’s balance, posture, and athletic performance. It can also reduce back pain. The core muscles are located in the hips, back, and abdomen.
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Research we’re watching: MitraClip provides valve repair without surgery
The tiny MitraClip can be inserted into the heart via a catheter to secure a damaged mitral valve, thereby easing the problems associated with mitral valve regurgitation without the need for open-heart surgery.
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