Archive for July, 2011

How Important Are Triglycerides?

When a patient discusses with his or her cardiologist their lipid profile, the subject of triglycerides I find is confusing to many. Total cholesterol and its sub fractions (HDL, LDL,  (read more...)

Atrial Fibrillation and Stroke

The most serious complication due to the heart rhythm problem called atrial fibrillation is the development of blood clots in the heart which can travel to the brain and cause  (read more...)

Subclinical cocaine heart damage at cardiac MRI

Cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) "saw" myocardial damage that usually was not apparent [...]

To Your Health: Women often have less-clear symptoms of heart crisis

Laura Younger had been complaining to her family doctor for about a year that she had no energy and sometimes [...]