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Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
Discover Cholesterol Lowering Medicines
Well, if you are asking yourself this, the answer is pretty simple because your doctor seen it as an effective measure to treat your high cholesterol level. The risk of having a stroke or a heart attack is dramatically reduced if you lower your bad cholesterol (also known as LDL, or low-density lip
Long-term Mortality Following Interhospital Transfer for AMI
How much impact does a transfer have on patient outcomes for AMI?
Heart Diseases Part XV - Other Types of Heart Diseases
As we mentioned in the previous articles, heart diseases are caused by high blood pressure that contributes to hardening and thinning of the arteries. High levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) builds up in the arteries as a result of uncontrolled diet with high levels of saturated fat and trans fat.
Insulin and Heart Disease
High levels of insulin in the blood may be a silent heart-disease risk factor for 25 percent of the trim and otherwise healthy people worldwide. Studies indicate that the earliest marker of a higher risk of coronary heart disease mortality is an elevation of stimulated plasma insulin level.
Red Blood Cell Storage Duration and Mortality in PCI
How do post PCI blood transfusions affect patient outcomes, and does the blood's shelf-life enter into the equation?
Vitamin E and Your Heart
Those looking to establish some 'heart healthy' habits for the New Year might consider increasing their intake of vitamin E -- just don't look to do it through food.
Can People With Diabetes Take Aspirin?
Aspirin can be useful in preventing heart attacks and strokes, but the side effect of bleeding can be a problem.
Non-invasive Tests for Coronary Disease
Several different methods enable physicians to diagnose coronary artery disease (CAD) without significant intrusion upon the body or discomfort to their patients.
Sirolimus-eluting Stents for the Treatment of Atherosclerotic
The present study evaluates the clinical outcomes following sirolimus-eluting stent implantation for ostial lesions.
Basic Health Care Tips To Prevent Heart Diseases
Heart diseases lead to far more deaths than cancer. More than 10 million men and women in USA alone suffer from some form of coronary heart disease. What can you do to prevent heart diseases?
Breaking the ?Bad? News to Patients and Families
The ability to compassionately communicate ?bad news? to a patient and family requires a deliberate multilevel approach.
How Does a Stroke Attack Affect the Body's Function?
Stroke (cerebrovascular Accident, CVA), is marked by ineffective blood flow to the brain. The result is cell death, brain damage, and possibility of becoming permanently disabled.
Looking at Statins and LDL? Be Inventive
In the last part of a series on lipids, Henry Black talks to Howard Weintraub about residual risk and the importance of knowing your patient -- not just the numbers.
Temporal Trends in Target Vessel Revascularization in Clinical Practice
The authors examined trends in long-term outcomes to characterize rates of death and restenosis in a general population and compared them with trials involving follow-up angiography.
Invasive and Non-invasive Monitoring of Volume Status in HF
Current evidence for volume status monitoring in HF using novel management strategies is reviewed.
Tachycardia With a Six-Million-Dollar Clue
What clue identifies the true findings for this rhythm strip?
Salt: I Can't Believe It's Still Controversial
Henry Black talks to Lawrence Appel about the continuing discussion on sodium, its health risks, and whether 1500 mg a day is too low.
Pharmacological Secondary Prevention in PAD compared to CAD
Are people with PAD who are admitted to hospital receive equal pharmacological secondary prevention to those with CAD?
Electrocardiogram
An electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG) is a test that checks for problems with the electrical activity of your heart. An EKG translates the heart's electrical activity into line tracings on paper.
How More Cardiac Arrest Sufferers Can Be Saved
Not one or two but 325,000 people die each year in the United States due to Sudden Cardiac Arrest. But immediate CPR can double the survival for the sufferer.