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Last Updated: February 13th, 2012
Stents should likely be implanted ONLY for acute heart events. Yet a recent New York study on patients who had coronary stents implanted (published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology) revealed some disturbing results. This study suggests that two-thirds of the justifications for
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Margarine has been around for more than 100 years. It came into widespread use following the Second World War - largely because of its cheap price. But margarine's heart-healthy claims may not be as well-founded as their manufacturers would like us to believe.
For example, most of the omega-3 fatty
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I'd like to think that this is a trick question. The correct answer, I believe, should be YOU! According to the Heart and Stroke Foundation, up to 80% of heart disease is entirely preventable. This means that YOU are in charge, through aggressive lifestyle improvements that YOU implement each day.
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There are some important risks that are unique to women. For example, pregnancy complications like pre-eclampsia have recently been identified as important risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Canadian Dr. Graeme Smith's research at Queen's University suggests a 2-3 fold increased risk of heart
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Despite the fact that more women than men die of heart disease each year (and this statistic has been true since 1984) - a truly alarming number of physicians mistakenly believe that this is still a man's disease. An American Heart Association survey in 2005 asked U.S. physicians if they were aware
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One of the most frightening scenarios that increase one's risk of heart attack is the combo of cigarettes plus birth control pills, particularly for women over age 35 who smoke more than 15 cigarettes a day. According to Mayo Clinic experts, birth control pills are NOT recommended for women over
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Cardiologist Dr. Noel Bairey-Merz of Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles is well-known for her tireless work on women's heart disease. In this video called "What's The Single Biggest Health Threat Facing Women?” Dr. Merz explains some of the key differences in women's heart disease, diagnostics,
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Both men and women experience what are called "atypical" heart attack symptoms, but women may experience symptoms that are more vague than the textbook "Hollywood Heart Attack" we imagine when we think about cardiac events. It's important to remember that about 40% of us experience NO chest symptoms
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There is no single food or supplement or miracle product that protects the heart against heart disease in the absence of ongoing regular lifestyle improvements (daily exercise, healthy overall diet, smoking cessation, stress management and maintaining a healthy weight). Virtually all studies promoting
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When my mother was pregnant with me in 1950, mothers-to-be were very afraid of weight gain. Back then, doctors had spent at least two decades warning pregnant women against gaining too much weight, believing that excess pounds would lead to dangerous conditions like pre-eclampsia or toxemia. And
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