2006 articles

Updated Heart Association Guidelines for Women Emphasize Lifestyle Changes

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has long been identified as the number one killer of women. Ten times more women die annually from heart disease than from breast cancer. In fact, in killing nearly 350,000 American women each year, CVD claims more women’s lives than the next seven leading causes of death combined.

Drug-Eluting Stents: Do They Cause Blood Clots?

If you have coronary artery disease, you may have a stent in one or more of your coronary arteries.

Stents are small, mesh-like metal tubes that are inserted through a small incision near your groin and threaded up into your coronary arteries. Once in place, stents expand, pushing plaque against the arteries’ outer walls and thus opening the arteries where they were blocked.

Americans are getting their high blood pressure under control

New research shows that Americans are learning to manage their high blood pressure better.

Go ahead…live a little! Heart-Healthy Holiday Dining

Worried about sticking to your heart-healthy diet with the holidays fast approaching?

Don’t!

During the holidays and really any time of year, we have plenty of food choices—some good and some not-so-good. It’s a matter of making good choices more often to help control blood cholesterol, blood pressure and risk factors for heart disease.

Minimally invasive heart surgeries
Heart patients benefit from medical movement toward less traumatic approaches American medical expertise and ingenuity is focused on finding better ways to treat important medical problems. One of the most beneficial trends for patients has been the movement toward modifying treatments to make them less traumatic and painful. This “minimally invasive” movement is making great strikes in heart care, too.

Is it a Heart Attack?
Recognizing Symptoms and Getting Help Fast
Despite advances in treatment and prevention in the last 15 years, heart disease remains the most common cause of death. In fact, one in five people will die from a heart attack.

Combining healthy habits lowers heart disease risk
A new medical study lends strong support to the commonsense notion that people who have lots of  healthy lifestyle habits have a lower risk of developing heart disease.

CHEST PAIN WITH EXERCISE IN WOMEN: IS IT HEART DISEASE?
If you’re a woman and you have chest pain when you exert yourself, does that mean you have heart disease? A new study makes the possibility more likely.

New guidelines for avoiding a second heart attack or stroke
The nation's two top heart organizations — the American Heart Association (AHA) and American College of Cardiology (ACC) — have issued new guidelines to help those with existing heart disease ward off additional heart trouble.

Taking aspirin to prevent heart attack and stroke?
What if you’re aspirin-resistant?  
If you take a daily aspirin to help prevent heart attack and stroke, you might have noticed the term “aspirin resistance” being used lately in the national media.
What does it mean to be aspirin-resistant?

Know Your Numbers
When it comes to your heart health, numbers count. Here are the standard ranges of measurements for cholesterol, blood pressure, fasting blood sugar,weight and body mass index—all of which play a role in keeping your heart in tip-top shape.

Resources & Support Groups
These organizations provide extensive information about heart disease and its treatment.

Ten Questions to ask your healthcare provider about heart health
1) What is my blood pressure?   What does that mean for me and do I need to take further action?

Stay Young – Stay Strong
Strength Training – Keep your muscles working for you

Women's Heart Health
Inspite of these facts, 92 percent of American women do not identify heart disease as a major problem. This lack of awareness leads women to ignore warning  signs of heart problems and to delay getting treatment.

Women & Heart Disease
There are many myths surrounding women and heart disease. The most dangerous is that women do not get heart disease; it is a disease for men. Women are more at risk for breast cancer, right?

Common Heart Conditions and Warning Signs for Women
In the fight against heart disease, it is vital to learn the warning signs of the most common heart problems and act quickly if symptoms appear.

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