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Pat Jewett How Risky Is It

I have been told I may need an angioplasty very soon. The doctor implied it is fairly routine, but when I look up stuff about it I get scared. I am not a good patient. What are the risks from those who have had this done in the past? Is recovery quick. Does medical insurance over it? Thanks for the insight. Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on March 10, 2010 at 11:34am — 2 Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Resveratrol: The New Weight-Loss Supplement?

Experts say that taking resveratrol, an antioxidant in red wine, grapes, and berries, may help boost endurance, prevent weight gain, and improve energy. Are the claims too good to swallow? FITNESS investigates.

Stepping, Spinning, Pilates, dance: Rebecca Visconti, 29, is no stranger to staying fit, but soon after she started her current job, her gym time suffered. "My workday begins at 7 a.m., and I stay up longer than I should to see my husband, who comes home late from his job," says… Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on February 21, 2010 at 4:34pm — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Wake Up! The Risks of Oversleeping

Anyone who knows me will tell you that I love to sleep. I’m like a baby in that regard—if I don’t get enough rest, I’m a zombie of Evil Dead–esque proportions the next day. I used to pride myself on the fact that I catch more Zs than most people I know; while they chug coffee and sleep in till noon on weekends to make up for being dog-tired during the workweek, I often log a solid ten hours and wake up early and refreshed without even needing to rely on an alarm clock to rouse me.

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Added by HeartPatients.com Team on February 21, 2010 at 1:23pm — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Senate report links diabetes drug Avandia to heart attacks

The diabetes drug Avandia is linked with tens of thousands of heart attacks, and drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline knew of the risks for years but worked to keep them from the public, according to a Senate committee report released Saturday.

The 334-page report by the Senate Finance Committee also criticized the Food and Drug Administration, saying that the federal agency that regulates food, tobacco and medications overlooked or overrode safety concerns found by its staff.


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Added by HeartPatients.com Team on February 21, 2010 at 1:21pm — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Interesting Facts About Sex

— The average American man's erect penis is five to seven inches long with a circumference of four to six inches, according to The Kinsey Institute.

— 46% of women would give up getting laid for two weeks rather than logging off the Internet for the same amount of time, according to a survey conducted by Intel.

— Want the ultimate orgasm? Abstain from any sexual activity at all for three weeks. That's the amount of time it takes for your testosterone levels to peak and boost y

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Added by HeartPatients.com Team on February 21, 2010 at 1:19pm — No Comments

didier alfredo Water in Heart

hi, I'm sending this blog behalf of my mother, my mother is a heart patient and recently she has been diagnosed having too much water in her heart as well as having to much sadium despite having none salt dieat for her high blood pressure, has any body suffering with same condition as my mother? I'm wondering if there is any way medically solution get the water from her heart. is there any special diet for this particulart problem for example what she should and shouldn't eat etc. hope to hea… Continue

Added by didier alfredo on February 15, 2010 at 9:45am — No Comments

Kerri Knox, RN Babies Dying of Heart Failure Instead of Getting Vitamin D

Cardiomyopathy is a rare but frequently fatal heart condition in infants and children. In many cases, doctors are unable to find the cause, and severe cases need to stay in the hospital while waiting for their last hope at life- a heart transplant. But whole teams of specialists at major medical centers across the nation may be overlooking vitamin D deficiency as a cause of cardiomyopathy, and children are dying because of it. Cardiomyopathy is a rare condition where a child's heart becomes enl… Continue

Added by Kerri Knox, RN on December 15, 2009 at 8:14pm — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs)

KEY FACTS * CVDs are the number one cause of death globally: more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause. * An estimated 17.1 million people died from CVDs in 2004, representing 29%of all global deaths. Of these deaths, an estimated 7.2 million were due to coronary heart disease and 5.7 million were due to stroke. * Low- and middle-income countries are disproportionally affected: 82% of CVD deaths take place in low- and middle-income countries and occur almost equally in men an… Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on September 26, 2009 at 10:51pm — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Key messages to protect heart health

* Heart attacks and strokes are major–but preventable–killers worldwide. * Over 80% of cardiovascular disease deaths take place in low-and middle-income countries and occur almost equally in men and women. Cardiovascular risk of women is particularly high after menopause. * Tobacco use, an unhealthy diet, and physical inactivity increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. * Cessation of tobacco use reduces the chance of a heart attack or stroke. * Engaging in physical activity for at least 3… Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on September 26, 2009 at 10:37pm — No Comments

Jean Brand Looking for support

I am new to this but was advised to look for a network of support to try and help me cope with caring for my husband. My husband has a Defibrillator/pacemaker in place and gets numerous shocks monthly and sometimes daily. The majority of them are during the night and usually he goes from asleep to unconscious to asleep and so I get so stressed and scared and he doesn't really know about it and I prefer to keep it that way as he is so affraid of dying and leaving me. So, I keep it to myself to pr… Continue

Added by Jean Brand on July 7, 2009 at 4:03am — 2 Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Michael Jackson’s Death: Why Cardiac Arrest Is Deadlier Than Heart Attack

Iconic pop star Michael Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died on Thursday at the age of 50. Details of his death are still emerging, but friends and relatives say they have been concerned about Jackson’s use of prescription painkillers. Brian Oxman, the Jackson family spokesman and attorney, told CNN that people surrounding Jackson were “enabling” him in his use of medications. Jackson had suffered a number of injuries, including a broken vertebra and a broken leg sustained in a fall on st… Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on July 2, 2009 at 8:11am — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Newest Coated Stent Does Well in Real-World Trial

The newest drug-coated stent has performed well in a real-life trial, Dutch cardiologists report. The Xience stent — a flexible metal-mesh tube coated with the drug everolimus — is inserted to keep blood flowing after artery-opening procedures such as angioplasty, and is already in widespread use. It was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last July, on the basis of good results in controlled trials. More at… Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on July 2, 2009 at 8:10am — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Heart Attacks Less Often Fatal Today

People having a heart attack for the first time are more likely to survive these days than they would have decades ago, researchers have confirmed. But now doctors are trying to puzzle out why heart attacks have become more survivable — what doctors, hospitals and individuals are doing right, and how to keep that trend headed in the right direction. More at Health.com Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on July 2, 2009 at 8:10am — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster

Loud music made hearts beat faster and blood pressure go up, while softer passages lowered both heart rates and blood pressure, a new study shows. It’s the latest word on how music affects the cardiovascular system, from researchers at Pavia University in Italy. Their earlier studies found that music with quicker tempos had people breathing faster, with increased heart rate and blood pressure, while slower tempos produced opposite effects. More at… Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on July 2, 2009 at 8:09am — No Comments

HeartPatients.com Team Women more prone to heart disease

Women who do not sleep well are at higher risk of suffering heart disease and heart related problems than men, a study revealed. Eight hours is the recommended length of time people should spend asleep, and women who get less than that have a higher chance of coronary problems than men with the same sleeping patterns. Research by the University of Warwick and University College London (UCL) found levels of inflammatory markers - indicators of coronary heart disease - vary significantly with sl… Continue

Added by HeartPatients.com Team on July 2, 2009 at 8:08am — No Comments

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