Heart Disease
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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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STABLE CHEST PAIN? CCTA IS YOUR ANSWER
The information that follows may be as important as any previously reported here! I’m referring to a 2021 recommendation from…
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ARE YOU AT RISK FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION?
At my age, most of my friends and acquaintances have, or have had, Atrial Fibrillation! It is the most common…
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POST MI BETA BLOCKERS QUESTIONED
For many years, doctors have been told that patients who suffered an acute myocardial infarction, a heart attack, were all…
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BLOOD PRESSURE TARGET LEVELS EASED
If you have high blood pressure and you’re worried about the effect it is having on your kidneys, you may…
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LIPITOR: THIRTY YEARS OF BENEFIT
Lipitor (atorvastatin) has been in use in the U.S. since 1997 (28.5 years). It has been one of the most…
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ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR CHOLESTEROL MANAGEMENT
If you are unfortunate enough to be on the maximum dose of a statin drug and still not have your…
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