Can efforts to reduce cardiovascular risk tip the scales toward cancer risk?

Cardiovascular disease specialists in Maine are recommending that their patients exercise more frequently in order to prevent heart disease and related illnesses. Regular exercise, which can be an extremely pleasant and relaxing pastime in Maine considering the peaceful and beautiful outdoor environ

Multidisciplinary imaging techniques from the early pioneer work in interventional-guided MRI to the most recent research in congenital heart disease is discussed.

DPT is short-hand for a vaccine which immunizes against three serious bacterial diseases: diphtheria, pertussis (whooping cough) and tetanus (lockjaw). It was introduced in 1946 as the first combination vaccine. The DPT vaccine is credited with significantly decreasing the occurrence of these diseas

How much impact does a transfer have on patient outcomes for AMI?

Heart surgery helps patients address their heart problems by reducing troublesome symptoms, improving their quality of life, and increasing their chances of survival. Heart surgeries are mostly successful and patients can look forward to a better and improved life after the surgery. Here is what pat

Scientists have developed new tests for more accurately measuring levels of cholesterol in the blood. These new tests are specifically designed to warn the patient of potential problems in the future of Coronary Heart Disease. This early warning system for patients gives them a chance to modify thei

For the most part blood lipids are fatty acids, cholesterol, cholesterol which is attached to a fatty acid, triglycerides (early stage fats primarily from food), and phospholipids, such as lecithin. Pretty mind numbing information, right!

You probably should be. It's true than men are more likely to suffer from a heart attack, but it kills many, many women too.

Advances in PCI have made stent placement a reasonable alternative in left main disease, but for who?

Arterial cannulation strategies are discussed with an eye toward improved outcomes in patients requiring carotid stents.

Low-density lipoprotein, also know as LDL is bad cholesterol. When you have high levels of LDL you have a higher risk of heart disease. Getting your harmful cholesterol tested is very important in determining if you are at risk for heart disease. With high levels of this toxin it is important that y

Although there are some explicit reasons of hypotension; still, it becomes difficult to ascertain exact causes for it in most of the cases. Usually your overall health along with your diet and lifestyle habits result in blood pressure troubles.

A family history of heart attack boosts the risk of having a heart attack much more than a family history of stroke increases the risk of having a stroke, new research suggests.

If you are serious about maintaining your cholesterol levels you are probably taking prescription medications, or if you are going the supplement route there are bottles of vitamins in your medicine cabinet of which you have to take several pills which is costing more than you care to spend. But wha

This may be one of the easiest methods for lowering blood pressure naturally. Did you know that your blood pressure could change by the hour and even by the minute? If you check your blood pressure occasionally at the doctor's office or at some location where there is a self-checking blood pres

Can established risk factors, novel blood markers, carotid ultrasonography, or ankle-brachial index predict recurrent CVD events?

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It's hard getting people to agree on recipes to lower cholesterol. Considering the prevalence of heart disease and other health problems related to high blood triglycerides, high LDL levels and low HDL levels, it would be nice if someone could come up with the ultimate recipe. Currently, the mo