Cardiovascular Disease

A Lifesaving Option for People Too Weak for Heart Surgery
Cardiovascular Disease

A Lifesaving Option for People Too Weak for Heart Surgery

April 21, 2015

Imagine this nightmare scenario—you are told that you have a major problem in your heart that, if left untreated, will…

Let Your Smartphone Help You Control Your Blood Pressure

Let Your Smartphone Help You Control Your Blood Pressure

Nilay Kumar, MD | March 9, 2015

You may have heard that you can use your smartphone to monitor your blood pressure. Yes—there is an app for…

Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous
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Microvascular Disease Is Hard to Detect and Very Dangerous

Holly S. Andersen, MD | February 23, 2015

The Hidden Heart Disease Even Doctors Miss It’s hard to imagine that, with all the technology available today, heart disease…

Choosing the Safest NSAID for Heart Health
Cardiovascular Disease

Choosing the Safest NSAID for Heart Health

Anthony A. Bavry, MD, MPH | November 24, 2014

If the first thing you do when you're hurting is reach for aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin), naproxen (Aleve, Naprosyn) or…

Guide to Preventing and Lowering High Blood Pressure—Naturally

Guide to Preventing and Lowering High Blood Pressure—Naturally

September 25, 2014

While it's true that antihypertensive drugs do lower blood pressure and reduce your risk for stroke, they don't work for…

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test
Cardiovascular Disease

Why You Don’t Need a Heart Scan or a Coronary Artery Calcium Score Test

Matthew Budoff, MD | July 23, 2014

Coronary artery disease has been called “the silent killer.” You even may have known someone who dropped dead out of…

Why a Creased Earlobe May Kill You and Other Hidden Signs of Heart Problems
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Why a Creased Earlobe May Kill You and Other Hidden Signs of Heart Problems

Anne Tybjaerg-Hansen, MD, DMSc | July 2, 2014

When it comes to your cardiovascular health, you might think that if you don’t have any typical risk factors for…

5 Foods That Fight High Blood Pressure

5 Foods That Fight High Blood Pressure

Janet Bond Brill, PhD, RDN, FAND | June 23, 2014

Is your blood pressure on the high side? Your doctor might write a prescription when it creeps above 140/90—but you…

Chant to Lower Blood Pressure

Chant to Lower Blood Pressure

Robert Gass, EdD | June 11, 2014

Use Chanting to Achieve a Peaceful Mind and Healthy Body Maybe you’ve never realized it, but when sports fans cheer…

Lower Blood Pressure By Tapping Your Toes

Lower Blood Pressure By Tapping Your Toes

Ann Marie Chiasson, MD | May 21, 2014

There’s a killer running rampant amongst us—and its name is high blood pressure. Overly dramatic? I don’t think so. High…

Artery Inflammation: Six Simple, Lifesaving Tests
Cardiovascular Disease

Artery Inflammation: Six Simple, Lifesaving Tests

Bradley Bale, MD | May 6, 2014

A fire could be smoldering inside your arteries...a type of fire that could erupt at any moment, triggering a heart…

“The Devil’s Grip”: Chest Pain Mystery Solved
Cardiovascular Disease

“The Devil’s Grip”: Chest Pain Mystery Solved

Richard O’Brien, MD | March 17, 2014

When I caught a glimpse of Clara, a local college basketball coach in her mid-30s, clutching her chest as she…

Become Heart Attack Proof—Here Are the Tests and Other Strategies You Really Need…
Heart Attack

Become Heart Attack Proof—Here Are the Tests and Other Strategies You Really Need…

Michael Ozner, MD | March 14, 2014

There are few things as reassuring as hearing your doctor say that your cholesterol levels are “normal.” But don’t assume…

Blood Thinners for Atrial Fibrillation Patients? A New Tool Shows Who Benefits…and Who Doesn’t
Cardiovascular Disease

Blood Thinners for Atrial Fibrillation Patients? A New Tool Shows Who Benefits…and Who Doesn’t

Daniel Singer, MD | August 29, 2013

There’s a common heart condition that can quadruple or even quintuple your risk of having an ischemic stroke, the type…

Are You Taking Blood Pressure Medications That You Don’t Need?

Are You Taking Blood Pressure Medications That You Don’t Need?

Steven Burgess, MD | June 5, 2013

Most Medical Blood Pressure Readings Are Done Wrong Here’s a disturbing bit of news: A recent study reports that 81%…