Heart Diseases

How Fruit Can Reduce Your Cholesterol Levels

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Eating more fruit may be one of the best things you can do for your health, and your cholesterol levels. Find out how fresh fruit works with your cholesterol to achieve a better balance and contribute to a healthier lifestyle.

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Brown Fat Transplants May Spur Weight Loss

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Mice given brown fat transplants lose weight and avoid the kinds of metabolic changes that lead to type 2 diabetes, even on high-fat diets, a new study shows.

Temporal Spectrum of Ischemic Complications

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According to ESPIRIT investigators, is treatment with a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor the only modifiable parameter that reduces the risk for early ischemic complications?

Reducing Cholesterol - How to Reduce Cholesterol Naturally

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When it comes down to reducing cholesterol there are two options that you can choose from. The first option for reducing cholesterol is to use statin drugs. These are incredibly popular drugs and have been used for quite a long time now, and although they are effective they also carry a few dangers

Nutrition and High Blood Pressure - A Lifestyle Strategy

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Your heart is a dynamic force beating within your chest. It's dependable and, without ceasing, rhythmically pumps blood through your body in a smooth undemanding process. It happens automatically, and we hardly give it a thought -- normally.

Angina - Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

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Angina is a term generally used to refer a kind of tightening sensation. However, there are many sub classes of angina and it all depends on the area, which is suffering from this kind of tightening discomfort. One of the well-known sub classes of angina...

Thromboembolism

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Thromboembolism is the condition in which a blood clot that has formed inside a blood vessel or inside the heart (a thrombus), subsequently breaks off and travels inside the bloodstream to plug another blood vessel, causing organ damage.

LDL Cholesterol Levels - Basics

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There are various factors which affect your cholesterol levels. It's either your age, sex, hereditary or food intake. Whatever your reason might be, keeping your cholesterol level under control is very essential. You may have heard your physician asking you to reduce the "bad cholesterol&q

So Does Fish Oil Really Reduce Cholesterol?

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There has been much talk recently about omega 3 fish oil and cholesterol lowering, so is it true? The results of some early studies were mixed but more recent ones show a positive benefit. Find out more here including how to find the right oil from the many poor ones.

New Test Helps Decide if Heart Patient Needs Stent

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A newer technique that measures blood flow through clogged arteries can better assess which heart patients need angioplasty and stenting to open up clogged heart arteries, researchers say.

Heart Attack and Unstable Angina-Overview

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What is a heart attack?A heart attack occurs when blood flow to the heart is blocked. Without blood and the oxygen it carries, part of the heart starts to die. A heart attack doesn't have to be deadly. Quick treatment can restore blood flow to the heart and save your life.Your doctor might call

Coronary Heart Disease (Atherosclerosis)

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Coronary heart disease or coronary artery disease, also referred to as CHD or CAD, is a grave form of the condition called atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). It develops due to the deposits of LDL or the bad cholesterol on the wall of the artery. This ultimately results in a buildup of fat