Does Excessive Sleep Raise Heart Disease Risk in Athletes?
Even athletes and gym rats can have a habit of getting too much sleep. It’s already known that excess sleep in general isn’t healthy. […]
The Numbers You Should Know for Heart Disease Prevention
Here are the important numbers you should know as part of your mission to prevent developing heart disease or having a stroke. How well do you know what your numbers should be? Blood pressure Lipid [...]
Can Peripheral Artery Disease Be Prevented with Exercise?
Can a regular exercise program, if begun sooner in life, actually prevent the occurrence of peripheral artery disease? […]
Why Aren’t CT Heart Scans Done in Emergency Rooms for Chest Pain ?
If you go to the ER for chest pain, you won’t be given a CT scan of your heart just because of your symptom. And if you do get one, it won’t be to check [...]
Can an Ultrasound Show Hard, Calcified Plaque in the Heart’s Arteries ?
An ultrasound takes “pictures” of your heart. The difference between hard calcified plaque and soft plaque in the coronary arteries is that the hard buildup is much more stable. […]
Are You About 20 but Have Really High Cholesterol?
Yes, it happens: People in the 20 something age range can have a cholesterol number of 250, even 300. This would be alarming for a 20-year-old to hear from their doctor. But one number alone, [...]
Symptoms of Heart Disease in Men Different from Women
Heart disease, not heart attack, is what we’re talking about here, and the symptoms of the disease itself in women are quite different than in men, says Momina Mastoor, MD, a board certified cardiologist in [...]
Can Very Physically Fit Middle Agers Still Have Heart Disease?
A surprising study shows that even hardcore exercisers in middle age could have severe degrees of coronary heart disease: very blocked arteries. This is especially true if the athlete has other risk factors for CHD [...]
Natural Ways to Unclog Coronary Artery Soft Plaque
Soft plaque is unstable and can rupture, causing a heart attack; there are natural ways to unclog coronary arteries or kick back the soft plaque. […]
Niaspan vs. B3 Supplement for Coronary Artery Plaque Reversal
Is Niaspan really more effective than a B3 supplement for coronary plaque reversal or is this the pharma industry’s way to a profit stream? […]
How Noise Like Traffic Can Damage Your Heart Health
Research shows what smart people have known all along: Noise pollution such as traffic harms the heart. Types of Noise that Can Raise the Risk of Developing Heart Disease • Traffic • Aircraft • Industrial [...]
Prevent Heart Disease with Fight or Flight Hormonal Exercise
You can help prevent heart disease with a potent form of exercise called "hormonal." This kind of exercise unleashes hormones that nullify stress hormones that are activated when your body goes into a "fight or [...]
Heart Disease, Depression Linked in Women Under 40
Young women shouldn’t have to worry about heart disease, right? Well, they should definitely be aware of it, especially since it’s linked to depression in this very age group. […]
Can Excessive Sitting Clog Your Heart’s Arteries?
Uh oh, if you sit a lot…this can actually lead to clogged coronary arteries. […]
Can GERD Cause Heart Problems?
GERD can cause chest pain but do you fear it can lead to heart problems? GERD causing heart problems is a common concern among the many sufferers of acid reflux disease, which is a prevalent [...]
Can You Be Too Young to Have Clogged Arteries?
How young is too young to have measurable plaque buildup in the coronary arteries? A coronary artery calcium score exam has been proven to be very reliable at predicting the likelihood of a coronary event [...]
Can Two Supplements Reverse Plaque in Coronary Arteries?
Can these two supplements actually reverse buildup of plaque in coronary arteries (heart disease)? Yes -- according to a very interesting study. But there are things you need to consider about the study. “This study [...]
How a Young, Fit Person Has a Heart Attack
Here is a careful explanation of how a young, fit athlete could drop from a heart attack. Assume the athlete is not on any drugs or medications, and does not have a congenital heart defect. [...]
Why Excess Fat Around the Heart Is So Dangerous
Emory University School of Medicine cardiologists note that X-ray via CT scan can measure the size of the fat layer surrounding the heart. The fat layer around the heart is called epicardial adipose tissue. Knowing [...]
Women’s Heart Disease: Stress, Stiff Heart, High Blood Pressure
Don't kid yourself: Women's heart disease is very different from men's in more ways than you may be thinking, and that includes the effect that stress has on the heart. Dr. Gordon A. Ewy, MD, explains [...]
No Family History of Heart Disease: You Sure About That?
You can be fooled into thinking that you don't have a family history of heart disease! Do you really know for sure? Would your relatives tell you they had heart disease? My mother repeatedly told [...]
Soft Plaque Rupture, Chest Pain, Low Heart Disease Risk?
Can chest pain in a physically fit person with low heart disease risk be caused by a soft plaque rupture? “Recent literature suggests two different kinds of plaque: calcified plaque which is considered more stable [...]
Catheter Angiogram for Chest Pain but Low Heart Disease Risk?
Low risk for heart disease but chest pain? Which test is warranted: CT angiogram or catheter angiogram? Find out what someone with low risk for heart disease should do if they have suspicious symptoms and [...]
Does Slow Resting Heart Rate Mean Low Heart Disease Risk?
Does a slow resting pulse mean you don’t have heart disease? Think again if you believe your slow resting heart rate means you can’t possibly have heart disease – even severe heart disease, also known as [...]
How Much Coronary Artery Blockage Causes Angina?
How much blockage in the coronary arteries is needed to cause angina? You can have sludge built up in your arteries and not know it. Angina is chest pain from blocked coronary arteries, which restrict [...]
