]> http://www.healthedia.com/popular/articles/heart Heart - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/885557?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Another day, another gene variant linked to deadly disease. Today s Gene of the Day is KIF6, a common form of which appears to increase the risk of heart attacks. Statins also appear to be especially effective at lowering the risk of heart attacks ... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:22:53 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/885557?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-psychology/885445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 In the wake of the New England Journal of Medicine study that revealed a sizable discrepancy between the raw data on antidepressants and the data published in medical journals, a few people have jumped to the defense of drug companies. In this post,... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:55:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-psychology/885445?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/885540?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 A blood clot is the most common cause of a blocked coronary artery. Usually, the artery is already partially narrowed by atheromas. An atheroma may rupture or tear, narrowing the artery further and making blockage by a clot more likely. The ruptured ... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:36:14 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/natural-holistic-health/885540?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/885516?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Filed under: Health and Safety, Moms, Toddler, DiapersI wouldn't say I enjoy changing diapers, but I guess I've gotten pretty used to it. I know how to deal with even the most repulsive diaper in a brisk and efficient manner, and the index and thumb ... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/885516?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mri-links-and-other-cool-things/885292?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Laser Light for Stroke TreatmentFiled under: NeurologyPhotoThera, a company out of Carlsbad, California, is currently conducting clinical trials of their experimental laser system for the treatment of strokes. Using a near-infrared laser that is capa... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:20:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mri-links-and-other-cool-things/885292?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/885199?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Montreal researchers have just used a supercomputer to create a mathematical model of the heart that is 1000 times more advanced than previous models, opening the door for new scientific breakthroughs. The computer on which the simulation was perfor... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:55:23 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/885199?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/885200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Back in 2005 we covered the Berlin Heart EXCOR, but now Texas physicians will utilize FDA's compassionate use rule to study its effectiveness in the pediatric population.Charles D. Fraser, Jr., MD, chief of pediatric and congenital heart surgery a... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 03:21:33 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/885200?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/885178?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Now I have to be honest, I have not heard a heck of a lot about this but I did find it interesting. Heart failure and your immune system In some cases of heart failure, it is thought to be linked to ones own immune system in that it causes damaging... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:49:55 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/885178?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/885147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 One of the most egregious examples of inaccurate medical reporting and grossly exaggerating a study s findings, and needlessly frightening millions of women around the world, was seen this week. Does something as simple as taking a calcium suppleme... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 13:23:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/junkfood-science/885147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthoma/885072?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Fainting is a curious phenomenon that a person could lose control of their functions and the body temporarily suspend consciousness. Under what circumstances could this happen?Well, there are many: if a person is disposed to hysteria the slightest ... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:49:08 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthoma/885072?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/885045?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 I am sure you have seen this or heard about his, but in case you live inside a bubble No one is above heart disease, not money nor fame. This is scary- we need to make sure that we think about all of the consequences before jumping up on that stre... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 13:08:26 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/885045?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Results from a multicenter study published in the latest Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery indicate that the HeartNet device, from Paracor Medical, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA), offers improved clinical and functional status in patients with con... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:58:11 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884946?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 It looks like the Vioxx settlement train s chugging along. At a status conference in federal court in the Big Easy this morning, lawyers representing Merck and plaintiffs announced that more than 57,100 of the estimated 60,100 Vioxx claimants had r... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:37:45 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884946?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/884920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Namby pamby. That's what Robert Lindeman, MD (aka the infamous former blogger, Flea) called us bloggers.A bunch of wimps.And you know what?Many of us are. Perhaps for self-preservation. Perhaps to avoid having our words used against us in the cour... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:03:22 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/884920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/884814?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 On February 1, 2008 is the 5th Annual National Wear Red Day.The National Wear Red Day is a day when Americans nationwide will wear red to show their support for women's heart disease awareness. This observance promotes the Red Dress symbol and provid... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/884814?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/884651?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 The NY Times asks a medical ethicist on the issue:In general, patients may decline medical treatment if they are informed of the consequences of doing so and capable of making such a decision. There are special considerations in emergency medicine ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 09:14:40 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/884651?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/884660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 The National Wear Red Day is Friday, February the 1st. Pull out your fave red shirt, shoes or dress and put it on! It is for a great cause. Heart disease is the #1 killer of American women!This observance provides an opportunity for everyone to unite... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 08:15:24 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/884660?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/884666?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 You're asking and I'm answering . . .Hi Fit. I was wondering if eating avocados every day is unhealthy and bad for my diet? I love avocados and i just recently was wondering if when I get super hungry before lunch or dinner, I could eat one? I know ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/884666?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/884542?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 A study shows that waiting times in emergency rooms are long, and dangerously long at that.Harvard Medical School reviewed data from over 92,000 emergency room visits, and found that in 2004, about a quarter of heart attack victims waited 50 minutes... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:45:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/884542?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/884474?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 A case of crescendo angina in the office. Watch the trouble Dr. Crippen has to go through to get an ambulance for the patient.... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:23:32 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/884474?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/884471?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 No one is suggesting that you knock back a few and then head to the gym. But new research concludes that people who neither exercise or drink alcohol are more likely to develop heart disease. Specifically, the abstainers/couch potatoes increase...... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 06:42:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-check-blog/884471?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/884357?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 In a small study, they compared surgeons who played video games at least 3 hours a week to those who have never played. In their experiment, video gamers made 37% fewer errors and worked 27% faster.The video was made by Sciencentral. I ve already s... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:28:11 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/science-roll/884357?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884331?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 PhotoThera, a company out of Carlsbad, California, is currently conducting clinical trials of their experimental laser system for the treatment of strokes. Using a near-infrared laser that is capable of reaching the brain through the scalp, it is th... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 12:34:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884331?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884332?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 The Penumbra System, a clot-retrieval technology that we were watching since 2006 while it was undergoing clinical trials, has received an FDA nod for use in the revascularization of patients with acute ischemic stroke.The Penumbra System is a packag... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:59:25 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/884332?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/brain-blog/884334?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Salter KL, Teasell RW, Foley NC, & Jutai JW. Outcome assessment in randomized controlled trials of stroke rehabilitation. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2007 Dec ;86(12): 1007-1012.Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabi... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 11:37:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/brain-blog/884334?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884317?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 If you felt like the wait to see a doctor was interminable the last time you were in the emergency room, you were right.ER times dragged out 36% longer between 1997 and 2004, according to a Health Affairs study by a gaggle of Harvard docs out today. ... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:26:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884317?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/884313?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 With our distored medical marketplace the FDA does not force a drug off the market, even it is not as effective as other drugs, or even ineffective. The hope is that no-one will pay for it. With the news that ZETIA may not reduce risk of heart disea... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:15:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-butterys/884313?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/884210?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Filed under: Dads, Celebrity kids, Rumors, Child Custody, Celebrity parents, Celebrity parents behaving badlyShowbiz Spy says that despite their bitter divorce and custody battle, Paul McCartney showered estranged wife Heather Mills with over $16,000... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:33:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/blogging-baby/884210?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884144?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 The long-delayed and much-speculated-about data from Merck and Schering-Plough s Enhance study comparing whether a combination of Zetia and Zocor works better than Zocor alone were finally released today. Bottom line: Zetia, or ezetimibe genericall... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:19:47 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/884144?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-weighs-in/884069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Dov Michaeli MD, Ph.DI have a special fondness for stories of what may sound simpleminded science that turn out to be a stroke of genius. Today s Nature Medicine has such a story.Dr. Doris Taylor and her team at the University of Minnesota created ... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:18:46 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-weighs-in/884069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/884075?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Recent findings of Vitamin D deficiency as another risk factor for high blood pressure and heart disease made me realized that we always take for granted the beneficial effects of the sun.The findings published in Circulation. January 2008 is the fi... Sun, 13 Jan 2008 20:07:15 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/that-health-rules/884075?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/883897?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 The 48-year old who doesn't learn:He's the poster boy for the state's new anti-smoking campaign. But 48- year-old Skip Legault is still smoking despite an amputated leg, two heart attacks and a stroke . . .. . . In the ad, Legault, looking into the... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 12:08:31 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/883897?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/883962?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 This is very tongue in cheek. Anxiety increases your heart attack risk by 30-40% but don t worry over it! Oh boy.The role of anxiety in hiking heart attack risk also goes beyond the effects of depression, anger, hostility, Type A behavior and o... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:03:36 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/883962?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883877?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Investors in Merck and Schering-Plough continue to fret about the still-unreleased results of a drug study known as Enhance. So Morgan Stanley hosted an hour-long conference call with two prominent cardiologists to handicap the possible outcomes.The ... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:22:06 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883877?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/plastic-surgery-101/883886?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 The autopsy report on Ms. Donde West, mother of hip-hop star, Kayne West has been released. You can read it here. On November 9th, 2007 Ms. West underwent breast augmentation/mastopexy, belt-lipectomy ( around the world tummy tuck), and liposuction ... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 21:55:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/plastic-surgery-101/883886?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/883834?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 First, virtual hip replacement, now this. (via Dr. Wes)... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:07:05 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/kevin-md-medical-weblog/883834?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/883734?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 I was food shopping the other day, reading labels as usual, and I came upon the ingredient palm fruit oil. I kind of assumed that it was the same as palm kernel oil, but I was wrong. Palm fruit oil (also called palm oil) is extracted from the fruit o... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:30:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/fitsugar-healthy-happy-you/883734?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/883711?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 EXERCISE AND THE WEEKEND ATHLETE CAUTION FOR THE HEART AGAINST SUDDEN BURSTS OF STRENUOUS EXERCISE HEART ECHOCARDIOGRAM TREADMILL GOOD IDEAResearchers have pointed out that people who have not been exercising regularly, weekend athletes, should a... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 00:42:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/purple-medical-blog/883711?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/883597?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 I thought that this was blog news worthy. It isn t just about cardiac blogging or heart disease per se, but it gives bloggers much like me, and readers much like you, more access to bring you the very best by being obtained easier!President Bush si... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:29:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/883597?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/heart-disease/883596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Good thing I went for a long, brisk, walk-jog with the dog today, part of my resolution to improve my aerobic fitness and lose another 5 pounds. It also helps me to relax, and I was incredibly stressed out today by a long list of things to do, includ... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 15:12:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/heart-disease/883596?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883575?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 The next few months will show how many plaintiffs sign on to Merck s big Vioxx settlement.While it s likely that the deal will be endorsed by at least 85% of the heart attack and stroke victims suing the company over injuries associated with Vio... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:24:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883575?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-care-blog/883549?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 I was on the phone with my good friend Bill Bestermann MD yesterday. Dr. B, a preventive cardiologist who is passionate about the underlying mechanics of cardiovascular disease and the horrific toll the American diet and lack of exercise is...... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:28:38 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-care-blog/883549?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-weighs-in/883533?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Brian Klepper I was on the phone with my good friend, fellow TDWI columnist Bill Bestermann MD yesterday. Dr. B, a preventive cardiologist who is passionate about the underlying mechanics of cardiovascular disease and the horrific toll the America... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:17:01 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/doctor-weighs-in/883533?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mh-today/883467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 This is a red-letter day for medical research. We've received word that scientists have validated three of our favorite things: Playing sports, drinking beer and falling asleep.Of course we've known that moderate alcohol consumption is good for our h... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:05:56 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/mh-today/883467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cardiology-today/883406?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 In the real world, coronary disease remains to be the most prevalent cause of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. The treatment options have continued to evolve especially with the rapid advances in percutaneous intervention blurring the differen... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 08:02:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/cardiology-today/883406?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/883382?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Physician screening and brief counseling offers some bang for very few minutes:A 10-minute screening and talk with a doctor about problem drinking delivers almost as much bang for the buck to the health system as childhood immunization and advice abo... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:58:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/addiction-and-recovery-news/883382?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/883391?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Cleveland Clinic has been the site of numerous medical firsts, among them:- invention of artificial kidney dialysis machine- first coronary catheterization by Mason Sones in 1958- first coronary bypass surgery (CABG) by Rene Favaloro in 1967Sev... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:42:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/clinical-cases/883391?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/883390?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 I'd like to take a second and thank those that thought enough about these crazy rants and ramblings to nominate me for the 2007 Medical Weblog Award. I really can't believe that I made the cut of tons of spectacular blogs out there to become a final... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:02:20 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dr-wes/883390?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/883340?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 Apparently, brief periods of blocked blood flow can help condition the heart to survive a future heart attack.Such were the findings of a five-year lab study by University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers:In a five-year laboratory study, UC surgeon-sci... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/straight-from-the-doc/883340?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883335?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89 My mother said, I can t believe you had to spend all this money to find out if you make people spend more for something, they ll buy less of it. That s what Mark Fendrick, a professor of medicine and health policy at the University... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 22:22:10 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/883335?rsstype=populararticles&cid=89