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How Weight is Related to Cardiovascular Disease

The risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) delineated by the National Cholesterol Education Program are most often used in making decisions on how to treat high blood levels of total and LDL  More »

Cardiovascular Disease and Medication-Induced Diabetes

A class of drugs called thiazides, a diuretic, is recommended as the first choice of treatment for high blood pressure (hypertension).  More »

Women and Heart Disease

For many years it has been assumed that loss of the protective effects of estrogen was responsible for the greater risk of heart attacks and dying in postmenopausal women.  More »

Who Needs to Take Pitavastatin?

Even though six highly effective statins were already on the market, the FDA approved a seventh statin, pitavastatin (Livalo) in 2009.  More »

Angioplasty for Chronic Stable Angina?

Angioplasty is a common procedure done to help widen narrowed arteries—and it also can help with the pain of chronic stable angina.  More »

Angioplasty: Catheter Insertion Area Makes a Difference

The standard approach for an angioplasty procedure in the U.S. inserts a tube (catheter) into the femoral artery in the groin. But the radial artery in the arm is also used in some cases. With either method the catheter is threaded into a coronary...  More »

Heart Transplant Survival Factors

Great enthusiasm and high hopes followed the first heart transplant carried out in South Africa in 1967.  More »

Measure Blood Pressure in Both Arms

Last week my cardiologist measured the blood pressure in both of my arms. I was surprised because no doctor had ever done that before. But this is actually recommended procedure, espciall  More »

Viagra and Heart Treatment

In a surprise finding in a recent research study, the active ingredient in Viagra (sildenafil) was found to help cardiac patients with stiffened heart walls, a condition that manifests as diastolic  More »

NSAIDs Can Increase Heart Disease Risk

The NSAIDs were not considered a risk factor for causing CVD.  More »

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