Good Attitude May Help Heart Failure
People who stick to their heart failure treatment plan, even if it's just a placebo, are less likely to die of the disease than those who don't, according to a new study.
Category : Heart Diseases : Health & Medical
Who Can Benefit From Cardiac Rehabilitation
In the past, cardiac rehab was offered only to people who experienced a major cardiac event, such as a heart attack or bypass surgery. However, cardiac rehab is now known to benefit people who have long - term heart problems, such as heart failure. You may benefit from a cardiac rehab program if you
Preparing For Your Child's Open Heart Surgery
Open heart surgery on a child is a traumatic experience for parents and children. There is no way to completely prepare for your child's open heart surgery. This article contains some of the ways you can prepare to help your child and yourself.
Transvenous Pacemaker and ICD Lead Vegetations
ICE or TEE, which one goes best with vegetation?
Steroids for Prevention of Restenosis in Bare-metal Stents
Can treatment with steroids before bare-metal-stent insertion delay restenosis - and provide additional benefit through reductions in adverse clinical events?
Types of Stents and Their Uses: Coronary Artery Stents
WebMD provides information about heart stents, why they’re used, and what types are available.
The Golden Hour Leading Up to a Heart Attack
Although we are all aware of what a heart attack is, a recent survey has revealed that as little as 16% of people could actually recognise the symptoms leading up to the attack itself. With that in mind a major campaign has been mounted to put this situation right. Health authorities consider that w
Statin Drugs - Are They Beneficial Or Useless?
Take a look at the good, the bad and the ugly effects of using statin drugs for heart disease. Find out unbiased, well researched information for yourself.
Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk, Ischemic Stabilization
In this interview, Dr. Robert A. Harrington, reviews the CHARISMA trial results and discusses important clinical implications of this and other trials on the long-term use of antiplatelet therapy.
Electrical System of the Heart-Topic Overview
What controls the timing of your heartbeat?Your heart's electrical system controls the timing of your heartbeat by regulating your:Heart rate, which is the number of times your heart beats per minute.Heart rhythm, which is the synchronized pumping action of your four heart chambers.Your ...
Love Chocolate? So Does Your Heart
Good news for women who love chocolate -- frequently eating chocolate was associated with a lower risk for atherosclerosis, as well as for hospitalization and premature death from heart disease or heart failure.
Lower Cholesterol Naturally: Red Yeast Rice With CoQ10
Red Yeast Rice with CoQ10 combines two potent, natural ingredients that work in unison to assist in lowering levels of bad cholesterol and promoting overall cardiovascular health. Red Yeast Rice acts in much the same way as statins do. Supplementing with CoQ10 is thought to increase energy productio
Anxiety, Depression and Myocardial Infarction: A Survey
The study documents general practitioner consultations before and after a primary, acute myocardial infarction and examines how these relate to psychological distress.
Prognostic Implications of Procedural vs Spontaneous MI
What's the difference in outcomes between patients who have procedure-related MI's vs spontaneous MI's?
Eating For a Healthy Heart - Part 2
Eating for a healthy heart does not mean giving up everything you enjoy. Changing the sort of food that you have eaten all life may not be easy, but it is important in reducing the risk of developing heart diseases. In continuation of eating for a healthy heart 1, this is the highlight on the remain
Lesser Known Herbs Used In The Management Of Cholesterol You May Want To Investigate
No set of articles can give you information on all the herbs and supplements that can help lower your cholesterol because there just wouldn't be room. Therefore below is a list of other herbs that you may want to look into a little more closely and are will cover some of the other more mainstre
Atrial Fibrillation: Major Risk for Cognitive Decline
Find out more about why atrial fibrillation is a risk factor for significant cognitive decline.
Blood Cholesterol
You might have an idea about the blood cholesterol but I want to make you aware about the good and bad cholesterols and the good and bad effects associated with them. Generally, large amount of cholesterol is produced in the liver and small amount is produced from the intake of foods like saturated
Sleep Apnea and Vascular Risk: Beyond Snoring
Henry Black interviews sleep apnea expert Patrick Strollo about diagnosis and treatment, and the latest findings about the connection to heart disease.
Tim Russert's Heart Attack Could Have Been Prevented by Performing Interval Cardio
Obviously, we are not in control of our genetics; or are we? Most of us feel like we are not even in control of our environment.With the boss, the wife & kids, the "to do" list etc, most of us do not feel as though we are in control of anything, much less our health & our life style. . But