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HEART CAT SCANS
Fast heart CAT scans have been a screening test in limbo. The exact role and place for this exam, which is becoming more widely available, hasn’t been well defined, until now.
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BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
STATIN STUDY
64 SLICE CT SCANNER
LIFE VEST
Hundreds of thousands of Americans suffer from sudden cardiac arrest each year. Now, there is an amazing new type of vest that’s worn, which can detect an abnormal heart rhythm and shock a person’s heart back to a normal rhythm, in the event of a sudden cardiac arrest.
The vest is simply called LifeVest, and it’s for certain people who can’t get an implantable defibrillator for one of several reasons, but need to be protected in the event their heart rhythm goes haywire.
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AMERICAN HEART—YOGA, WEDDING BLISS, AND BP CONTROL
BETA BLOCKER STUDY
AUTOMATIC DEFIBRILLATORS
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiac Catheterization is a specialized heart test used to visualize the blood vessels around the heart and measure the pumping function of the chambers of the heart.
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Stent Angioplasty
HEART CAT SCANS
Balloon Angioplasty
HOLIDAY STRESS
As you sit down for your Thanksgiving dinner, has this holiday been a pleasure to prepare for, and experience, or is it filled with holiday stress? Sadly, many people have a hard time wading through the tension to find that holiday joy.
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NEW ANTIDEPRESSANT
EXERCISE REDUCES DEPRESSION
ALZHEIMER’S AND DEPRESSION
TRAFFIC AND HEART ATTACK
Do you get stressed out from being in traffic?
A new study shows exposure to stressful traffic conditions can put you at risk for having a heart attack.
Factors related to lifestyle have already been proven to be triggers for a heart attack, including strenuous exercise and anger. There are a lot of things in life that can stress us out, but being in or around traffic is a huge stressor, so much so that this study shows that it can actually trigger a life-threatening heart attack.
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HEART CAT SCANS
STATIN STUDY
BYPASS VS. STENT STUDY
STROKE AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE
A new study shows doctors may be overdoing it when treating patients who have just suffered a stroke. The research finds physicians are treating these individuals with blood pressure medications not only when it’s not necessary, but also when it’s not recommended
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HEART CAT SCANS
TRAFFIC AND HEART ATTACK
CELEBREX HEART DANGER
