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The Implantable Defibrillator 26 Aug 2013 | 01:31 pm
The implantable defibrillator is a small, surgically implanted device that monitors the heart rhythm, and automatically delivers a shock to the heart if a life-threatening heart rhythm suddenly occurs...
Coffee And Heart Disease 23 Aug 2013 | 12:37 pm
Until recently it was commonly believed, by both doctors and non-professionals, that drinking coffee was bad for the heart. Coffee, it was said, made cholesterol levels and blood pressure go up, and ...
Should Beta Blockers Be Used During Surgery In Heart Patients? 19 Aug 2013 | 12:08 pm
Until very recently, major professional guidelines strongly recommended placing heart patients on beta blockers during and for some period of time after non-cardiac surgery. But now it appears that t...
Familial Hypercholesterolemia 16 Aug 2013 | 12:47 pm
Familial hypercholesterolemia is an inherited problem that causes high blood levels of LDL cholesterol. Without treatment, people with this disorder often develop significant heart disease at an early...
Guys: Another Good Reason To Fix Your Lifestyle - Less ED! 12 Aug 2013 | 11:58 pm
Everyone knows that making the right lifestyle changes can reduce your risk of heart attack and stroke. But in an article appearing recently in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers from the ...
Chagas Heart Disease 9 Aug 2013 | 12:17 pm
Chagas heart disease is caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, and next to coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure in Latin America. Read about Chagas heart disease and i...
President George W. Bush Has Received a Stent 6 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
President George W. Bush received a coronary artery stent today, reportedly after a blockage was discovered during his annual physical examination. He is said to be doing very well after this procedu...
Transient Ischemic Attacks (TIA) - "mini-strokes" 5 Aug 2013 | 01:42 pm
A transient ischemic attack (TIA), also called a mini-stroke, is a temporary loss of normal neurological function caused by a transient interruption of blood flow to the brain. The only difference bet...
Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) 2 Aug 2013 | 12:58 pm
Supraventricular tachycardia, or SVT, is the general name given to an entire family of rapid cardiac arrhythmias that originate somewhere other than in the ventricles - generally, in the cardiac atria...
Guidelines for Preventing Heart Disease in Women 29 Jul 2013 | 12:05 pm
Heart disease - and not cancer - is the number one killer of women in the U.S. Unfortunately, several studies have documented that many women do not receive appropriate attention from their doctors re...
