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Heart Disease/Cardiology

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What to do if your cardiac risk is high

People who have multiple risk factors for heart disease (such as smoking, obesity, lack of exercise, elevated cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension) often fail to get the right kind of "coaching" from...

An Update on Statins and Cancer

Studies in the past have shown a correlation between low LDL cholesterol levels and the risk of cancer. Whether this correlation is merely an association or a cause-and-effect relationship...

Quality of Life After Stenting v. Medical Therapy

The COURAGE trial, first reported in 2007, showed that patients with significant coronary artery disease and stable angina had similar outcomes (that is, a similar risk of heart attack or...

Major cause of heart attack under 40? Smoking

A new study shows that smoking is the major cause of heart attacks in people under 40 years of age. Read what this means - for younger smokers, and...

Physical Activity and Atrial Fibrillation

Data from the Cardiovascular Health Study suggests that light to moderate physical activity is associated with a lower risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) in older adults. In comparing the activity levels...

Vasovagal Syncope and the Inappropriate Diagnosis of Epilepsy

Some patients with vasovagal syncope (simple fainting spells) have seizure-like muscle movements during their episodes of loss of consciousness - and mistakenly receive the diagnosis of epilepsy. The misdiagnosis...

Antibiotic Prophylaxis Dropped For Most Patients

The American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA) have released new guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with valvular heart disease. For decades, doctors have...

The Cardiac Electrical System

The normal cardiac electrical system regulates both the heart rate and the heart rhythm. This article offers a brief explanation of the heart's electrical system and how it works....

Does Weight Loss Surgery Reduce Heart Disease Risk?

Bariatric surgery - weight loss surgery - is being used much more commonly than in the past. Weight loss surgery usually leads to a significant loss of pounds, which...

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