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Cardiac rehabilitation
Mayo Clinic — Cardiac rehabilitation - Overview covers the results of this program to improve your heart health. Cardiac rehabilitation - also called cardiac rehab - is a customized program of exercise and education, designed to help you recover after a heart ...More…
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Abstract P159
American Heart — Urine screening test may one day predict coronary artery disease Seventeen specific protein fragments seem to distinguish people who have coronary artery disease from those who don't. A small study indicates that a newly created urine analysis ...More…
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Evaluación Cardiovascular
Medicare — Medicare cubre evaluaciones cardiovasculares que examinan su colesterol y otros niveles de grasa (lípidos) en la sangre. Niveles altos de colesterol pueden aumentar su riesgo de un ataque o enfermedad cardíaca. Estas evaluaciones le indicarán si ...More…
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Sleep Deprivation and Cardiovascular Risk (0:31)
Dr. Janet Mullington discusses how studies suggest a link between sleep deprivation and increased risk for cardiovascular disease.More…
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If I had a bruit in my neck...
Insider Medicine — On a recent trip to Boston, we caught up with Dr. Michael Jaff, DO, who is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, and the Medical Director of the Vascular Center at Massachusetts General Hospital Heart Center. Dr. Jaff's ...More…
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Arteriosclerosis / atherosclerosis
Mayo Clinic — Arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis - Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, treatment for hardening of the arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body. Healthy arteries are ...More…
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Coronary artery disease: Angioplasty or bypass surgery?
Mayo Clinic — The best treatment for coronary artery disease varies, depending on the circumstances. During cardiac catheterization, your doctor will examine images of the inside of your coronary arteries. If cholesterol plaques in these arteries (coronary ...More…
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Tailored drug delivery reduces adverse effects after PCI
American Heart — NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 10 - Individually tailored anti-clotting medication dosing significantly cut the rate of adverse events after non-emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stenting, researchers reported at the American Heart ...More…
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Drug-eluting stents beat bare metal stents in diabetics
American Heart — NEW ORLEANS, La., Nov. 10 - Drug-eluting stents reduced the risk of revascularization, heart attack and death in diabetics as compared with bare-metal stents in the largest observational comparison, researchers reported at the American Heart ...More…
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Abstracts 6000 and 4491/Poster C184
American Heart — Cell-coated stent as effective as drug-coated ones but needs less meds The new endothelial progenitor cell-capturing (EPC) stent is coated with an antibody that binds endothelial progenitor cells circulating in the blood. A number of smaller, ...More…
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Air pollution can hinder heart's electrical functioning
American Heart — DALLAS, Sept. 9, 2008 - Microscopic particles in polluted air can adversely affect the heart's ability to conduct electrical signals in people with serious coronary artery disease, researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the American ...More…
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Learn More About Chelation Therapy and the Study
Complementary Medicine — More information about the national research study that is testing whether chelation therapy is safe and effective for treating heart disease. Chelation therapy is an investigational therapy using a man-made amino acid, called EDTA. Chelation ...More…