Heart Disease
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hsCRP: BETTER THAN CHOLESTEROL
C-Reactive Protein, or CRP, is a substance produced by the liver in response to the presence of a serious infection…
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COMBINATION DRUGS FOR HIGH BP
I have written this many times before, but policies and protocols in medicine are always changing. After several years of…
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THE WATCHMAN PROCEDURE
I’m starting this post “right off the bat” with my opinion. “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” That’s a…
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NEW BLOOD PRESSURE GUIDELINES
In the healthcare realm, policies and guidelines for just about everything are constantly being re-evaluated. One such re-evaluation occurred recently…
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POST-MI BETA BLOCKER USE SHOULD CEASE
On August 6, 2025, DrGOpines.com posted an article titled “Post-MI Beta Blockers Questioned.” In it, the routine prescribing of Beta…
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LYRICA INCREASES RISK OF HEART FAILURE
This article pertains only to patients who take Lyrica (pregabalin) and are over age 65. If you don’t fall in…
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LOW-DOSE ASPIRIN AND CANCER PREVENTION
Is there no end to the creative imagination of medical researchers? Some amazing revelation of a new, life-altering use for…
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HEART ATTACKS: WHAT’S NEW?
In the simpler, unenlightened world of the past, a heart attack was just a heart attack. It was a serious…
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TROPONIN LEVELS AND HEART ATTACKS
If you have had the misfortune of having a heart attack, no doubt you have heard of the troponin test.…
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BLOOD PRESSURE DRUGS PROTECT THE KIDNEYS
Diabetes mellitus ie. “sugar diabetes,” has numerous devastating manifestations. The worst of these is any of the serious problems that…
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