Cardiac Health
Retinopathy may predict heart failure
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Schizophrenia and Cardiac Problems: Tips for Improving Heart Health
By Paul Ballas , Health Expert...overcome one of the biggest problems in improving cardiac health in people with ... Read more »
Restore and Refresh
By Allen Blaivas, M.D. , Health Expert...healthy people may relieve some stress and improve cardiac health. Frequent and uncontrolled... Read more »
The Connection Between Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...Lisa Nelson RD #12: Many individuals that visit MyHeartCentral are confused about the... Read more »
Does My Temperament/Personality Play a Role in My Risk for Heart Disease?
By Lisa Nelson , Health Expert...role does temperament/personality play in a person's heart disease risk? Does it have a direct... Read more »
HDL: Harder to Control Than Thought
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert...HDL, the good cholesterol, are also linked to better heart health. A new report shows that... Read more »
Health Guide
Fish Oil and Heart Disease
...higher doses of EPA and DHA. Supplementing one’s diet with an adequate amount of Omega-3s to promote cardiac health can be safely done with high-purity supplements free of environmental... Read more »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
What is cardiac enlargement? Cardiac enlargement refers to an increase in the size of the heart. There are two types of cardiac enlargement: hypertrophy and dilation. (Though usually occurring... Read more »Screen for Heart Disease
...for weight control (Curves), others for faddish body development. Because of the prevalence of heart disease in the United States and the fact that many health-club participants are... Read more »High Dose Verapamil Problematic in Cluster Headache Treatment
...verapamil has become increasingly common for the prevention of CH, with higher doses than used for heart conditions and hypertension needed. Side effects include atrioventricular block* and... Read more »Meet Cardiologist Dr. Steven Kang
...fellow. He spent an additional year @ Harbor-UCLA/Good Samaritan to receive specialized training in heart rhythm management. After the birth of their first child, Dr. Kang and his family moved to... Read more »Images
Medications
... Side Effects Headache, flushing, stomach upset, heartburn, nasal stuffiness, diarrhea,... Read more »
...of developing this serious eye problem if you have heart disease, diabetes, high cholesterol,... Read more »
...medication may infrequently cause or worsen certain heart problems (congestive heart failure,... Read more »
...medication may infrequently cause or worsen certain heart problems (congestive heart failure,... Read more »
...medication may infrequently cause or worsen certain heart problems (congestive heart failure,... Read more »
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Testing Teen Athletes
June 17, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 70 cardiologists, medics, administrative... Read summary »
Heart Disease and Happiness
July 28, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Better treatments for heart disease may help people live longer, but are they enjoying that extra time? A new study from the... Read summary »
Phone, Internet interventions help heart patients: study
June 24, 2009Researchers in Australia have found that telephone and Internet interventions may help heart attack survivors and other cardiac patients improve... Read summary »
Heart Attack Treatment Favors Men
December 16, 2008By Kirsten Houmann, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Although heart attack kills an equal number of men and women... Read summary »
Beta-Blockers and Post-Surgery Deaths
October 24, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients who are given beta-blockers around the time of a non-cardiac surgery could be at an increased risk of suffering a... Read summary »
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