Archive for the ‘Cardio Vascular System’ Category
Evaluating dizziness in the cardiologist’s office
Posted by: admin on: August 25, 2011
I see a lot of patients who are sent to me for evaluation of dizziness. On the surface you wouldn’t think a cardiologist would have much to do with a symptom that relates more to the head than the heart, but there is some logic to it—poor blood flow to the brain could lead to […]
Working overtime can increase coronary artery disease risk
Posted by: admin on: August 23, 2011
British civil servants working three to four hours longer than usual per day appear to have an increased risk of having a coronary heart disease event, a prospective cohort study showed. After accounting for traditional cardiovascular risk factors and other variables, those working 11 to 12 hours per day had a 56 percent greater risk […]
Patients adjusting their medications and controlling blood pressure
Posted by: admin on: August 22, 2011
We are no longer surprised when a patient is asked if they take their blood pressure medicines every day, and we are told “it depends.” This can not only be amusing, but frustrating to the physician attempting to achieve blood pressure control in order to reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke, among other […]
A cardiologist discusses screening for vascular disease
Posted by: admin on: August 16, 2011
Just last week I saw a full-page ad in the newspaper for a series of medical screening tests — EKG, echocardiogram, aortic ultrasound, and the like (all interpreted by “certified doctors”) — that a person could arrange for oneself or a loved one. We newspaper readers were told we could arrange to have these tests […]
High intake of fruit and vegetables again linked to reduced heart disease risk
Posted by: admin on: August 15, 2011
The link between high intake of fruit and vegetables and a reduced risk of ischemic heart disease has been given more scientific weight by the latest results from the large-scale European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study. In the study published, people who ate at least eight portions of fruit and vegetables a […]
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