Heart Disease
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CARDIAC EJECTION FRACTION
Do you understand what is meant by heart failure? As the name implies, people with heart failure have a heart…
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WHAT IS AN ANEURYSM?
Surely you’ve heard someone talk about having an aneurysm or you knew someone who did. When you heard that word,…
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SCREENING FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, and is a major risk factor for ischemic stroke. An ischemic stroke…
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ANTI-ARRHYTHMIC DRUGS AFTER ABLATION: DO THEY HELP?
If you’re one of the ever-increasing number of folks who have undergone ablation for atrial fibrillation, you may be wondering,…
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WOMEN WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT THAN MEN
As I’ve reported before, it seems like atrial fibrillation exists in epidemic proportion. If you don’t know someone who has…
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SHORTNESS OF BREATH
Doctors call shortness of breath a single, much shorter name—Dyspnea. The Greek and Latin derivatives of dyspnea are “dys” which…
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MORE ABOUT SUGAR IN OUR DIET
Recently, I reported information that certain amounts of sugar in our diet were tied directly to increased risk of a…
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MORE ABOUT SUGAR IN OUR DIET
Recently, I reported information that certain amounts of sugar in our diet were tied directly to increased risk of a…
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POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN BEWARE!
After menopause, women have a lot of health problems to worry about. Besides hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, and…
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AN AD WORTH WATCHING!
I never thought I would say this, but there’s an ad on TV I think everyone over age 50 should…
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