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What is Cholesterol? More About Cholesterol
Everybody speaks about the danger of cholesterol, but what is cholesterol? Fats in our body are classified into four types: Phospholipids, triglycerids, fatty acids and cholesterol. The fat content found in cells and and blood is called cholesterol.
Saphenous Vein Graft Intervention
Saphenous vein graft patency continues to be significant problem after CABG surgery. How can the grafts be better maintained?
Echocardiography for Enlarged Cardiothoracic Ratio
Open-access echocardiography is an important resource in primary care, but to be efficacious, adherence to specific referral indicators is encouraged.
Depression and Acute Myocardial Infarction
What is the relationship of depression and low perceived social support on hospital length of stay, procedures, readmission rates, and the cost of medical care in patients following AMI?
Cardiac Rehab: Go, Go, Go
The longer heart patients attend cardiac rehabilitation programs, the lower their risk for death and heart attacks, a new study finds.
How to Lower Cholesterol
We are obsessed with cholesterol nowadays and with a good reason. It plays a major role in developing conditions that lead to cardiovascular diseases, from heart attack to stroke. Niacin might not be a magical cure that saves our civilization.
Fighting Heart Disease With Food Labels
A leading cardiologist from the Texas Heart Institute tells you how to use food labels to lower your risk of heart disease.
Echocardiogram
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of echocardiogram, including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Attention - High Cholesterol Symptoms Could Be a Sign of a Serious Problem
High cholesterol symptoms are a topic near and dear to my heart due to a close family member who struggled with atherosclerosis and ultimately coronary heart disease for years. For the most part there are no high cholesterol symptoms until a person's health starts to unravel.
Just How Long Does it Take to Lower Cholesterol?
Research tells us that too much of that waxy substance running through our veins that we call cholesterol can and does increase the risk of artery disease, heart attack, and stroke. Most of us know this, but still may not be willing to make those tough lifestyle choices, until we either have a brush
Early Signs of Plaque in Arteries Signals Future Heart Trouble: Study
Finding suggests even if blood vessels aren't blocked, heart attack risk still increases significantly
Heartburn Angina Symptoms
Heartburn, also called acid reflux, can have similar symptoms to angina, a much more serious medical condition. There are some definitive differences, however, which can help to determine which problem is occurring. In heartburn, stomach acid rises into the esophagus and causes discomfort or pain. S
Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally - How Nitric Oxide Effects the Four Essential Body Processes
There are four essential processes that function in your body and they can work in either a positive or negative way. These processes are vascular tone, coagulation, inflammation, and oxidation. Nitric oxide therapy can often make the difference on whether each of these processes can be beneficial o
Thalassaemia Major and the Heart
Connect the dots between thalassemia, heavy metal and . . . a heavy heart.
High Blood Pressure Medications Aren't Created Equal
The fact is, cardiovascular drugs aren't created equal. According to a study published in 2005, blood pressure lowering drugs (despite having similar impact on blood pressure when measured on the arm) influence central aortic pressures and hemodynamics in a profoundly different way. These resul
Iron Deficiency in Chronic Heart Failure
Learn about the prevalence, predictors, and prognosis of iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure.
Normal Heart
Illustration copyright 2000 by Nucleus Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. http://www.nucleusinc.comYour heart is divided into two separate pumping systems, the right side and the left side. The right side of your heart receives oxygen - poor blood from your veins and pumps it to your lungs, w
Heart Failure Among Very Old Individuals
Are differences between patients in clinical trials and those in long-term care facilities contributing to divergences from consensus guidelines?
Statin Drug Dangers - 10 Reasons to Choose Easy Alternatives to Lower Bad Cholesterol
Statin drugs may lower cholesterol but at what risk? Evidence has shown only a very small percentage of statin drug users receive any positive results. This article will give you information on how to naturally lower LDL...the bad cholesterol.
Exercise Stress Test
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