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Mediterranean Diet Beats Low-Fat Diet for Heart Attack Patients
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Mediterranean Diet Beats Low-Fat Diet for Heart Attack Patients

March 29, 2021

In patients who’ve had a heart attack, a Mediterranean diet was much better than a low-fat diet at reducing risk for another heart attack. The study…

MINOCA: The Heart Attack You’ve Never Heard Of
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MINOCA: The Heart Attack You’ve Never Heard Of

Kevin R. Bainey MD | October 27, 2018

A new study offers warnings about this under-researched type of heart attack that affects men and women equally.

Quiz: What Does Your Chest Pain Mean?
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Quiz: What Does Your Chest Pain Mean?

April 26, 2018

Quiz: When does chest pain signal a heart attack versus heartburn or something else? Take this quiz and find out!

Taking a Statin? Beware of These Dangerous Interactions With Other Heart Drugs
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Taking a Statin? Beware of These Dangerous Interactions With Other Heart Drugs

Barbara S. Wiggins, PharmD | February 13, 2017

If you’re taking a statin drug to help reduce your risk for heart attack or stroke, you wouldn’t expect it…

Can Aspirin Therapy Really Work for You?
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Can Aspirin Therapy Really Work for You?

Mark J. Alberts, MD | August 15, 2016

Up to one in four people aren’t getting the expected heart benefits… For millions of Americans, popping one or two…

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

Did You Have a Heart Attack—And Not Know It?
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Did You Have a Heart Attack—And Not Know It?

Wilbert Aronow, MD | April 5, 2013

When you have a heart attack, you know it because the main symptom—crushing chest pain—is overwhelmingly obvious. That’s what most…

After a Heart Attack—Nutrients That Can Help
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After a Heart Attack—Nutrients That Can Help

Mark A. Stengler, NMD | January 2, 2013

When we think of heart attacks, we think of ambulances and hospitals and stents. We don’t generally associate natural medicine…