Recently, I posted a blog entry on the high rates of cardiovascular disease among people with schizophrenia. A reader asked if... Read more »
Let’s continue on the topic of napping. We left off discussing some of the negative aspects of napping. We were reviewing the... Read more »
In the United States, sudden cardiac death occurs most commonly in basketball and football, accounting for 2/3 of incidents. In the rest of... Read more »
My relative was doing well on seroquel (quetiapine) but he took himself off it because of heart palpitations. He is now on olanzapine,... Read more »
As women go through menopause, their bodily functions change – and sometimes not for the better. As I mentioned in an earlier sharepost... Read more »
British researchers have found that drinking two glasses of champagne a day can help improve people's cardiac health by improving the way blood... Read more »
What is cardiac catheterization? A diagnostic procedure performed to detect problems with the heart and its blood supply a catheter is inserted into... Read more »
What is cardiac enlargement? Cardiac enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement:... Read more »
A reader asks health experts at CNN how to tell when an acute cardiac arrhythmia is becoming life-threatening. Dr. Otis Brawley responds with... Read more »
According to a new study, only one in every five elderly heart disease patients undergo cardiac rehabilitative therapy, despite the fact doing so... Read more »