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Monday, October, 26, 2009

What Are The Diseases Of The Heart

Experts revise guidelines on daily aspirin for heart

March 18, 2009
Amid the continuing debate over who should pop an aspirin each day to fight heart disease, and at what dose, U.S. experts have revised guidelines stating that lower doses appear to be at least as effective as higher doses and safer at preventing heart attack and stroke. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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What is atherosclerosis?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...What is atherosclerosis and how is it related to heart disease? Nutritionist Heather Reese:... Read more »

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Heart Disease Prevention + Treatment: Get the Right Tests and Know Your Options
By HeartHawk , Health Expert

...the pleasure of becoming acquainted with pioneering heart disease prevention and reversal like... Read more »

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Heart Scans Begin to Crack the Insurance Barrier
By HeartHawk , Health Expert

...heart scans for asymptomatic patients at risk for heart disease.  The primary supporting... Read more »

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The Link Between Depression & Heart Disease
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

Depression is considered to increase the risk of heart disease. This has been known for some time,... Read more »

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The Untold Story: Heart Disease is a Reversible Process
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...There's an important story not being told:   Heart disease is a reversible process.  ... Read more »

Health Guide

Prevent Heart Disease: 6 Steps to Better Heart Health
...following a healthy diet and keeping physically active could help to reduce your risk of developing heart disease? Making healthy changes to your lifestyle can also increase your chances of... Read more »
How to Use This Site
Welcome to the MyHeartCentral. Learning that you or someone you love has heart disease can be frightening. However, you're not alone: heart disease affects an estimated 62 million Americans. The... Read more »
What is Cholesterol?: A Patient Guide
...Each year, more than 1 million Americans will suffer a heart attack and about 500,000 will die from heart disease. High blood cholesterol just like high blood pressure does not cause any symptoms.... Read more »
Heart Attack Stories: Share Your Heart Disease Story
We're always looking for individuals to write about their experiences with heart disease. Here's how you can contribute yours Heart Disease Connection thrives because individuals like you are willing... Read more »
Saturated fat
...calories. This is especially important for those with diabetes who are already at increased risk for heart disease. Back to the food labelWhat's wrong with saturated fats: The cholesterol... Read more »

Medications

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...prevent heart attacks and strokes in persons with heart disease (recent heart attack,... Read more »

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...(nay-DOE-lole) Warning If you have chest pain (angina) or heart disease (e.g., coronary artery... Read more »

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...stopped, especially if you have chest pain (angina) or heart disease (e.g., coronary artery... Read more »

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... Warning If you have chest pain (angina) or have heart disease (e.g., coronary artery disease,... Read more »

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...(met-oh-PRO-lol) Warning If you have chest pain (angina) or heart disease (e.g., coronary... Read more »

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