Heart Disease Expert Craig Stoltz shares Heart Disease management news and commentary at MyHeartCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/29995/recovery Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:36:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Here's another report that confirms intuition but serves as a useful reminder: People recovering from serious heart events and participate in a three-year follow-up program stick with heart-healthy behaviors over the long term. This may (emphasis may) reduce risk of death.   This is based on Mayo Clinic Research on heart-related disease management published in the Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation and Prevention.   Three... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/29995/recovery http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/27328/homocysteine Thu, 08 May 2008 09:08:52 -0400 Craig Stoltz Despite the constant stream of studies that shows use of targeted vitamins and supplements rarely does any good for specific conditions such as heart disease, the vitamin and supplement industry continues to boom.   Today comes another high-quality study on supplements and heart disease. This one knocks down the once-popular idea that B vitamins reduce heart risk.   Three things you need to know:   1. B Vitamins Don't... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/27328/homocysteine http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/25806/contamination Wed, 23 Apr 2008 11:22:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Reports about contaminated supplies of the blood thinner heparin raise a number of big, unsettling questions about the global economy, the FDA's ability to police imports of drug ingredients and patient vulnerability.   Contaminated batches of the drug have been found in 10 countries and the U.S. Eighty-one deaths and perhaps hundreds of adverse reactions in the U.S. may be linked to the drug (although it hasn't been firmly established... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/25806/contamination http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/14569/heart-diet Fri, 05 Oct 2007 10:00:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz A new, much-publicized report in the Journal of the American Dietetics Association crowns Dean Ornish's super-low-fat diet as the winner in the best-for-your-heart competition. Let's nibble at the edges. Bottom line first Here's how the 8 diets studied scored (out of 70 possible points)  Ornish: 64.6 WeightWatchers high-carbohydrate: 57.4 New Glucose Revolution: 57.2 South Beach Phase 2: 50.7 Zone: 49.8 MyPyramid:... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/14569/heart-diet http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/13787/heart-risk Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:23:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz It's long been known that overweight and obese people have high heart disease risk. A new report in Archives of Internal Medicine shows that an unhealthy weight alone may be enough boost your risk. It also challenges a widely circulated idea about weight and health.  Let's look. Bottom line first Being an unhealthy weight--even if your cholesterol is under control and your blood pressure is normal--puts you at elevated... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/13787/heart-risk http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/13180/tale-stent Wed, 05 Sep 2007 09:54:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz If anybody wonders why the American public ignores or is simply exasperated by health news, all you have to do is read these two stories from the Associated Press--and by the same reporter: New Study: Drug-Coated Stents Not So Bad, Sept. 2  International Study Shows Stent Risks, Sept. 4 It's enough to make anybody trying to follow heart health news reach for a beta blocker. How could reports about two legit-seeming studies... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/13180/tale-stent http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/12554/fail-show Tue, 21 Aug 2007 10:15:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Over the past few years, data has been accumulating that suggest foods rich in antioxidants are healthy, but antioxidant supplements offer little benefit. A significant new study has some useful details.  Bottom line first In middle-aged women, the antioxidant vitamins C, E and beta carotene don't appear to offer heart-related health benefits when taken in supplement form.  This study in 50 words or less Researchers... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/12554/fail-show http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/12315/waist-risk Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:56:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz A strong new report demonstrates that waist/hip ratio appears to predict heart disease risk better than body weight does. This is valuable stuff for several reasons. Let's look.Bottom line first The ratio of your waist to hip circumference is linked more closely to clogged arteries than body weight is.This study in 50 words or lessResearchers following 2,700 adults, average age 45, observed a direct link between waist/hip ratio and... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/12315/waist-risk http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/12016/cpr-faster Mon, 06 Aug 2007 12:42:00 -0400 Craig Stoltz Recent reports have suggested that CPR (cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, which is adminstered to people whose hearts have stopped beating) can be learned in half an hour. The formal cetification course required a 3- to 4-hour commitment. A new study verifies that the boiled-down course does indeed work just as well.Bottom line firstIf you need or want to get certified in CPR, taking the half-hour course is not only sufficient, it may be more... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/12016/cpr-faster http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/11692/linked Wed, 25 Jul 2007 09:05:01 -0400 Craig Stoltz A number of news reports published yesterday implied that taking statins may raise the risk of cancer. At least 11 million Americans take statins--that's about 10 percent of the adult population. Cancer remains one of the most feared diseases. So let's take a close look at this study before raising the alert level. Bottom line firstResearchers reporting in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology found a very small potential... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/7895/11692/linked