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Knowing your heart disease risk: How does cholesterol fit in?
By Dr. Kang , Health Expert...levels are directly related to an increased risk of heart disease and that the relationship is... Read more »
Vitamin D: the newest coronary risk factor?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...deficiency of vitamin D is an enormously powerful risk for heart disease. What causes... Read more »
What You Can Do to Prevent Heart Disease
By Heather Reese , Health Expert...Heart Association, nearly every woman is in danger of heart disease and stroke. This means that... Read more »
My father died of a heart attack. How can I keep from having one?
By Heather Reese , Health ExpertAsk the Nutritionist: Heart disease runs in my family. My father died of a heart attack at a young... Read more »
Colder Weather Increases the Incidence of Cardiovascular Events
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...you already have high blood pressure. With coronary heart disease being the number one killer in... Read more »
Health Guide
Mid-Life Stroke More Common in Women than Men
...edition of Neurology®, more women than men appear to be having a stroke in middle age. Researchers say heart disease and increased waist size may be contributing to this apparent mid-life stroke... Read more »Stroke Patient Guide, Part II: Diagnosis
...stroke is more likely to have a second stroke than someone who has never had a stroke. Heart disease and carotid artery disease. The presence of heart disease doubles the... Read more »Transfat
...Transfat has also been found to raise cholesterol levels and has been associated with increased risk of heart disease. Transfat is listed under total fat on the food label. Look for foods that... Read more »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...should be considered. Luckily, there are alternative medications in many cases. Those with valvular heart disease should have their condition treated with medication. Depending on a variety of... Read more »Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery
...exercise stress test. II. Short-term recovery In at least one-third of cases, the first sign of heart disease is a heart attack. Recovery will vary based on the type of treatment you receive... Read more »Images
Learn heart disease risk factors. Are you at risk for heart disease?... Read more »
Medications
...combination with progestin can infrequently cause heart disease (e.g., heart attacks), stroke,... Read more »
...use, having high cholesterol/diabetes, or history of heart disease. Discuss these risks and the... Read more »
...combination with progestin can infrequently cause heart disease (e.g., heart attacks), stroke,... Read more »
...stopped, especially if you have chest pain (angina) or heart disease (e.g., coronary artery... Read more »
...these serious side effects may increase if you have heart disease and with longer use of this... Read more »
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Can Women be fat and fit?
May 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Being overweight or obese puts people at higher risk for heart disease. So does lack of physical activity. But getting more... Read summary »
Weight Alone Raises Heart Disease Risk
March 18, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Overweight people who think they can eliminate their risk for heart disease just by treating high blood pressure and high... Read summary »
Obesity Is Not Always the Enemy
August 21, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many believe obesity, diabetes and heart disease are close relatives. However, two new studies indicate weight alone does not... Read summary »
Negative Emotions Affect Heart Disease Risk
October 22, 2007(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Here's another reason to get along with the people close to you. New research finds those who have conflict with those they... Read summary »
Thyroid Hormone Linked to Heart Disease
May 07, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Even so-called normal levels of the thyroid hormone known as thyrotropin may be putting women at risk for heart disease. New... Read summary »
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