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Coronary Disease - Articles
What if I had a cure for coronary disease?
by
Dr. William D.
Posted
Fri 12 Sep 2008 8:52am
If I had a cure for coronary disease, what would it look like? What would constitute cure? Would you recognize it if I showed it to you?
In the strictest sense, "cure" means an absolute elimination of any sign of coronary plaque, as well as elimination of any and all dangers associated with coronary disease. It would also mean elimination
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Threshold hemoglobin and mortality risk in coronary disease
by
Dr. John Z.
Posted
Tue 05 Jul 2011 11:37pm
and colleagues report that, in people with stable coronary disease, there were threshold hemoglobin values below which mortality increased in a graded, continuous fashion. As well... with stable coronary disease” (Courtesy of EurekAlert!, a service of AAAS).
Reference: Shah AD, et al. (2011) Threshold Haemoglobin Levels and the Prognosis of Stable Coronary Disease
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BMI in Teens Linked to Later Coronary Disease
by
Poh Tin Tan
Posted
Wed 27 Apr 2011 12:59am
" on diabetes risk in later life, whereas excess weight at younger ages seems to set in motion the development of coronary heart disease. "If you are now in your 30s, but you were heavier... "highlight the critical importance of considering BMI history when assessing the risk of coronary heart disease vs the risk of diabetes in overweight or obese young adults
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Coronary disease is drying up!
by
Dr. William D.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:26pm
NOT mean that coronary disease is on the way out. On the contrary, for the people and institutions who stand to profit from heart care, there's lots of opportunity.
Track Your..., and other such devices for heart disease.
Since I'm still involved with hospital heart care and cardiac catheterization laboratories, this representative asked me if I
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Risks for coronary disease 2008
by
Dr. William D.
Posted
Tue 26 Aug 2008 11:23am
According to conventional thinking, there are identifiable risks for coronary disease and heart attack. These risk factors are:
* smoking
* high blood pressure... perspectives gained in the Track Your Plaque program, I'd offer a significantly different list. Trying to stop or reduce coronary atherosclerotic plaque and heart scan scores makes you
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The myth of mild coronary disease
by
Dr. William D.
Posted
Mon 25 Aug 2008 3:03pm
guess I shouldn't call it a lie. Is it a lie when it comes from ignorance, arrogance, laziness, or greed?
"Mild coronary disease" is usually a label applied to coronary... flow through the artery, but the presence of coronary atherosclerotic plaque. Just having plaque--any amount of plaque--sets the stage to permit plaque rupture.
One thing
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Coronary Disease| Muscle Pain|Heart Rate
by
Dr. Jennifer C.
Posted
Sun 09 Nov 2008 10:09pm
in patients with ischaemic heart disease and in the general population. Elevated heartrate in coronary artery disease is a major determinant of oxygen consumption and appears to evoke... be an independent risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality both in patients with ischaemic heart disease and in the general population. Elevated heartrate in coronary artery
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Valvular and coronary heart disease in systemic inflammatory diseases
by
Jan
Posted
Fri 11 Sep 2009 4:56pm
Valvular and coronary heart disease in systemic inflammatory diseases
By Carlos A Roldan
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), primary antiphospholipid syndrome (PAPS... may lead to an increase in recognition, treatment, and prevention of the associated cardiovascular involvement. This article will review valvular and coronary heart diseases
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