Severe Upper Back Pain: The ER Test that Can Save Your Life
If you have severe upper back pain, there’s one test you’d better make sure the ER gives you; otherwise you may end up dead from multi-organ failure. […]
Coronary Artery Disease in Physically Fit Middle Age People
How could it be possible for a physically fit person in middle age to have significant coronary artery disease: dangerous blockages in their heart’s arteries? […]
Is Chest Pain in Women More Likely a Heart Attack or Benign?
Is there anything unique about heart attack chest pain in a woman that she could tell it’s probably a heart attack rather than something benign? […]
Five Ways to Lower Resting Heart Rate without Drugs
If you want to lower your fast resting heart rate without drugs that can cause side effects, there are at least five natural ways to do this. […]
How Much Strength Training a Week Lowers Heart Attack Risk?
Strength training will lower heart attack and stroke risk. […]
What Does Burping After Heart Bypass Surgery Mean?
No, not the burping you might do immediately after coronary bypass surgery, but in the days or weeks after the operation? […]
How Do You Have a Low Resting Heart Rate With No Exercise?
Do you exercise a lot and have a fast resting heart rate, while family members or friends who never work out have a low heart rate? Though a normal resting pulse is 60 to 100 [...]
Can a General Physician Read an EKG?
Just how well can a general practitioner interpret an EKG of your heart? This is a very fair question. After all, sooner or later, medical students will be shown how to read an EKG (also [...]
Do Heart Attacks Always Cause a Loss of Consciousness?
Have you ever wondered if heart attacks always cause a loss of consciousness, even if for just a few moments? […]
Pain in the Left Arm from Heart Attack vs. Muscle Problem
Comparison of how left arm pain from a heart attack feels vs. from a muscle problem… “When people feel pain in their left arm, they are often worried that it could be a sign of [...]
Is Exercise Worth It for Those with Genetic Heart Disease?
Are you genetically predisposed to heart disease (e.g., Dad had heart attack in his 40s) and have blown off exercise, thinking, “What’s the use?” Well, you’d better rethink that approach. […]
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? […]
Why Do Heart Tests Look Normal When All Arteries Are Blocked?
A heart stress test can show a normal result despite the three major coronary arteries being blocked enough to put one at risk for a heart attack. […]
You Know You Can Have a Heart Attack Any Day When…
You may have a heart attack at any time within 30 days if the following situations apply to you. Some of these situations will surprise you, because you’d never think they could somehow foretell a [...]