Cardiology Today & Tomorrow
This site is dedicated to all my patients and other patients in search for a better understanding of their cardiac condition. I firmly believe that educated patients are almost always easier to manage, easier to deal with, and are asssociated with far less likelihood of developing animosity between him and his care giver. Constant updates will surely be done to discuss relevant issues in cardiology of today & tomorrow.
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In the real world, coronary disease remains to be the most prevalent cause of cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. The treatment options have conti...
A recent update from the Amecian Heart Association convention is the exclusion of MVP (Mitral Valve Prolapse) with or without Mitral Regurgitation as ...
Homocysteine levels have been associated with coronary artery disease (CAD) however, after the Western Norway B-Vitamin Intervention Trial (WENBIT) fa...
A recent study in Greece published in the Annals of Internal Medicine showed that siesta is good for the heart. They studied 23,681 apparently normal ...
Ever since CDUH (Cebu Doctors' University Hospital) got it's first GE 64-slice CT, a lot of querries arose about the usefullness of this machine in t...
A recent twist of fate has led many to panic about the increase risk of heart disease and the use of a drug called Rosiglitazone (AVANDIA). First, we ...
On being a doctor! It s difficult and it s tough! Damn if you do, damn if you don t!! How often have you heard of patients complaining of the...
1. Lifestyle modification includes regular 20 minute aerobic exercise at least 3x/week, reduce fat intake to 2. LDL cholesterol (commonly considered a...
1. There is no outcome benefit in SINGLE VESSEL DISEASE (SVD) and CHRONIC STABLE ANGINA whether treated with optimal medical therapy or angioplasty &...
The low-sodium diet may have been validated as a direct route to prevention of heart disease, according to recent studies in Boston. The connection be...