Category: heart-letter

Can eggs be part of a balanced, heart-healthy diet?

Blood thinners keep clots at bay, but a different medication delivered by catheter directly to the site of a leg vein clot could eradicate it altogether.

I’m a fit 61-year-old who had bypass surgery 15 years ago. Recently, I’ve been having rapid heartbeats (what my doctor calls supraventricular tachycardia) during or just after vigorous exercise. Should I tone down my exercise?

Medicare recipients are eligible for counseling programs designed to help people prevent heart disease or deal with obesity.

If heart attack victims have to wait to be transferred to another hospital for emergency angioplasty, the delay is life threatening.

A cholesterol study found that lowering LDL with a statin was more beneficial than attempting to boost HDL with niacin.

Many people with resistant hypertension are not receiving the most effective combination of medications for the condition.

Video games that involve physical activity can be beneficial for people of all age groups and abilities.

A study boosts support for the ability of statins to help clear arteries of plaque, while two others reaffirm the drugs’ safety.

My daughter gave me a pedometer and told me to walk 10,000 steps a day. When I wore it for a while, I realized I was taking only about 3,000 steps a day. Is 10,000 a realistic number for someone my age (70 years)?