How Much Salt or Sodium Daily Will Harm Your Heart?
Certainly there has to be a tipping point or threshold after which the amount of salt every day can hurt one’s heart. Read more…
Can Chronic Heart Failure Lead to Liver Failure?
The kidneys get all the attention as the organ that fails secondary to chronic heart failure. However, the liver, which the heart pumps 25 percent of its blood flow to, will also decline with chronic Read more...
Can GERD Cause an Elevated Resting Heart Rate?
You have GERD and you’ve been experiencing an elevated heart rate without exertion. Could there be a connection? It would be nice to know that the GERD is causing the elevated heart rate rather than Read more...
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. Read Read more...
Shoulder Pain: Scared this Might Mean Heart Problem?
Shoulder pain is linked to heart disease and might even mean a heart attack in progress, but this doesn’t mean you should panic every time your shoulder aches or you get a twinge of pain Read more...
Are Water Aerobics Enough for Heart Fitness?
Bad News—Water aerobics will do very little for heart fitness. This isn’t vigorous lap swimming; it’s the so-called water aerobics, the classes you participate in with colorful implements… Read more…
How Does Aged Garlic Extract Reverse Heart Disease?
Yes, aged garlic extract CAN reverse heart disease plaque buildup. Heart disease is a slowly progressive disease that builds up in the arteries of the heart for over 10 years before the first symptoms. Through Read more...
Can You Have Severe Heart Disease but Good Cholesterol Numbers?
It's actually possible to be a ticking time bomb with severe coronary heart disease while also having a "normal" cholesterol (lipid) profile. This is why you shouldn't assume you're automatically out of the woods just Read more...
“Healthy and Fat” not Possible with Clogged Arteries
Don’t jump on the “fit and fat” bandwagon; all that extra weight clogs arteries. There is no such thing as being both healthy and fat. **************************** Is there really a such thing as being healthy Read more...
Can Very Sedentary Person Have Very Low Resting Heart Rate?
So if exercise lowers resting heart rate, why do some sedentary “lazy” people have very slow heart rates? Yes, this is very possible: A totally out of shape person who gets zero structured exercise could Read more...
If You Sit a Lot AND Have Heart Disease, You’re in Trouble
Don’t think for a second that your exercise program offsets all your sitting time if you have heart disease or if you're not overweight, for that matter. A study from the University of Ottawa Heart Read more...
Shortness of Breath from Heart Problem vs. Narcotic Drugs
Is there a way to distinguish between breathing difficulty from angina and from narcotic painkiller side effects? Narcotic painkillers can cause trouble breathing as a side effect, yet angina as well can result in this Read more...
Heart Rate in 60s BUT Also Heart Disease and Elderly?
How is it possible for an elderly person (over age 65) to have a low resting heart rate along with severe coronary artery disease (CAD)? Before my mother had CABG x 5, her resting heart Read more...
Angioplasty vs. Drug Benefits for Stable Heart Disease
Is angioplasty really necessary for someone with stable heart disease who’s on medication? Do you know someone who’s been diagnosed with coronary artery disease, has not had a heart attack, takes medication for their condition, Read more...
Does Good Carotid Angiogram Mean You Can’t Get Blood Clot?
Does a good carotid angiogram mean you’re safe from getting a transient ischemic attack? You had a normal carotid angiogram a few months ago, or even a few weeks ago, and thus feel immune to Read more...
Are Antioxidants Beneficial for Heart Disease in High Risk People?
If you're at high risk for heart disease, you'll be wise to start taking four particular antioxidants. There are many factors that put a person at high risk for heart disease including high blood pressure, Read more...
CT Abdomen Scan Can Predict Heart Disease and Mortality
Plaque in your abdomen is a strong clue that there is plaque in your heart: heart disease, says a Henry Ford Hospital study. When a CT abdominal scan shows very high degrees of abdominal aortic Read more...
Can Risk of Heart Disease Death Be Shown with Blood Test?
Researchers now say that a blood test can show a significant increase in risk of dying from heart disease in middle-aged people--heart disease is America's biggest killer. The study showed that participants with detectable levels Read more...
Does Normal Blood Pressure Mean You Don’t Have Heart Disease?
Yes, yes, yes. In fact, you can have life-threatening heart disease - extensive coronary artery blockage -- and still have consistently normal blood pressure readings. I consulted with Dr. Michael Fiocco, Chief of Open Heart Surgery Read more...
Detecting Coronary Artery Disease with Lower Radiation
New research reveals a way to detect coronary artery disease using a method of lower radiation. The standard way for detecting coronary artery disease (commonly called "heart disease") is with imaging that uses notable levels Read more...