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Risk Factors
Over 13 million Americans have had angina, a heart attack, or both. Each year, an estimated 1.2 million people will experience a serious heart event. About 25% of all Americans have one or more risk factors for heart disease. Most risk factors for heart disease are related to lifestyle and environmental factors.
Over the past decades, heart disease rates declined in both men and women as they quit smoking and improved dietary habits. This rate, however, has stabilized in recent years,...
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Expert & Community Posts
More Trouble with Fructose
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...triglyceride levels, which increases our risks for heart attacks. High-fructose diets also lead... Read more »
Metformin and the risk of lactic acidosis
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert...author asked: "Can a patient use metformin after a heart attack (after 12 years of using... Read more »
Dietary cholesterol: Does an egg a day bring the doctor today?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...level will be and therefore the higher your risk of a heart attack? And if so, how come we hear... Read more »
The PLAC Test
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...now have a test that can determine hidden risks of heart attack and stroke. It's called the PLAC... Read more »
Your Checklist to Lower Cholesterol
By Lisa Nelson, RD, LN , Health Expert...calories. Out of this 30%, saturated fat should be limited to 7%. Be active Physical... Read more »
Health Guide
Lowering Cholesterol for Patients
...it's time to take action. Lowering your total cholesterol levels can reduce your chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, or dying of heart disease. If you already had a heart attack, keeping... Read more »High Cholesterol a Threat to the Entire Vascular System (Not Just Heart Vessels)
...most sever form. In addition, it can be associated with other serious arterial conditions leading to heart attacks and stroke. African Americans and Hispanic populations have a higher occurrence... Read more »Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets
...American Heart Association suggested that daily EPA supplements plus statin therapy can protect against heart attack, angina, and coronary artery disease. However, although fish and fish oil are... Read more »Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits
...arteries. In a 2003 study, women with heart disease who took antioxidant vitamins had a higher risk for heart attack or death than those who didn't take one.A 2002 study also reported a higher... Read more »Heart Disease: An introduction to Coronary Artery Disease
...injury known as an infarct occurs. This is also known as myocardial infarction or, more commonly, a heart attack. Click the icon to see an animation about coronary artery disease.The Process of... Read more »
Related News
OTC Statins: Empowering the Individual?
October 02, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Some doctors are calling for people to have more control over their own heart health by allowing statins, medications now... Read summary »
Heart Attack Warning for Pregnant Women
July 17, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Young pregnant women having heart attacks may be rare but it's not impossible, especially for those already in high-risk... Read summary »
Pistachios Can Fight Heart Disease
May 08, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A handful of pistachios a day may help you fight heart disease. A new study from Penn State reveals 1.5 to three ounces of the... Read summary »
Risk of Death Greatest 30 Days After Heart Attack
November 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- The moments after a heart attack are crucial to patient survival, but the life and death battle isn't over for those who live... Read summary »
Gene Variation May Block Cholesterol Drugs
July 01, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) A gene variation may be why cholesterol-lowering drugs don't work in some people. The gene variation, called alternative... Read summary »
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