Heart Disease
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PREVENTION OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE: Decades of Learning and Progress!
For decades, Cardiovascular Disease (CVD), and heart disease, in particular, has been the number one killer of American adults. Heart…
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: Benefit of Early Rhythm Control
In the past, the emphasis for treatment of Atrial Fibrillation focused on control of the heart rate. A rapid heart…
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ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: Does it affect Length of life?
That question and several others were answered recently by information reported in a study reported in the British Medical Journal…
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BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS ARE MORE THAN JUST BLOOD!
Donating blood is a good-hearted thing to do. In medical school, I did it 2 or 3 times a year,…
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SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART DISEASE
We’ve known for decades that high blood pressure and heart disease go hand in hand. The higher a patient’s blood…
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MORE ON ASPIRIN AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
On March 22nd, I published a blog on aspirin for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease. The message…
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CHOLESTEROL
What is it and how does it cause harm? Everyone has heard of cholesterol. Everyone has cholesterol. Everyone should worry…
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BLOOD THINNERS AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: Who Should Take What?
Since 2014, the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, and the Heart Rhythm Society have recommended a set…
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THE USE OF STATINS IN THE ELDERLY
For some people, the use of statins continues to be a concern. Concern, not because they don’t do what they’re…
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BLOOD CLOTS: Some are Good, Some are Bad!
The human body is an amazing organism. The amazing brain allows us to think, reason, and remember; the amazing heart…
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