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Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Illustration of mitral valve regurgitation; Mitral valve regurgitation happens when the mitral valve does not close tightly enough after blood flows through the valve into the lower chamber of the heart. The mitral valve always has a small opening in it. This opening can let blood leak (regurgitate)
Usual Blood Pressure and Risk of New-Onset Diabetes
Do people with elevated BP have a higher risk of diabetes?
Incidence and Characteristics of Stroke During 90-Day Follow-up
What type, outcome, and risk factors of stroke occur in stabilized patients with ACS?
Heart Attack Prevention
Find WebMD's comprehensive coverage of preventing heart attacks including medical reference, news, pictures, videos, and more.
Atrial Fibrillation Associated With Ivabradine Treatment
How common is atrial fibrillation, as a side effect of ivabradine treatment?
What Are the Top 4 Food Items That Will Keep Your Heart in Tip-Top Shape?
If there's one disease which is considered to be the number one killer in the US, that is none other than heart disease. When you combine together the fact that a lot of people are leading a sedentary lifestyle and that they are hardly exerting an effort to have a healthy diet, it is no wonder
How to Lower Cholesterol Naturally - Cholesterol Level, How Low is Too Low?
All the news about cholesterol are related to how bad it is for you and your body. There is an increase of awareness on low fat diet, low cholesterol food, the danger of heart disease and other cholesterol related health issues, all these drives people to think if their cholesterol is low enough. Th
Heart Disease and Poor Dental Hygiene
The jury is still out on the topic of gum disease and its relationship to heart disease. But the feeling in the medical community is that it is very possible that the bacteria causing gum disease do in fact infect the heart system, since the same bacteria have been found clumped together in the fatt
Deaths from Obesity & Heart Disease
Cardiovasular disease is the leading cause of death in America, claiming, on average, 40 percent of all deaths in the United States each year. Obesity, on the other hand, claims, on average, 16 percent of all deaths but is on its way to becoming the top preventable cause of death, replacing tobacco.
Risk Scores in Acute Coronary Syndrome and PCI
Are the current ACS/PCI risk models sharp enough to effectively predict outcomes for the complex patients of today?
Cost of Care Distribution in Atrial Fibrillation Patients
AF now represents a major economic burden for society. What are the different cost drivers in the treatment of AF patients cared for by cardiologists in the general office setting?
The J-Curve Between BP and CAD or Essential Hypertension
How should practitioners deal with the possibility that, in patients at risk, lowering blood pressure to levels that prevent stroke or renal disease might precipitate myocardial ischemia?
Good and Bad Cholesterol
Studies have shown that excess cholesterol in the blood stream can cause major damage to your cardiovascular system, resulting in various forms of heart diseaseand even death. All of your cells need cholesterol, yet they have only a limited ability to produce it. In order to get cholesterol where it
Supraventricular Tachycardia-Related Information
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Vagally Mediated Atrioventricular Block
Vagally mediated AV block is associated with slowing of the sinus rate, and there is much to learn about diagnosing and treating patients with this aberrant conduction pattern . . .
Cost-Utility of LVAD for End-Stage Heart Failure
Find out more about the economics of end-stage heart failure management with LVADs.
What Can I Do to Increase HDL (Good Cholesterol)
You have just left your doctor's office after receiving the results of your annual physical, along with an ultimatum to increase HDL. You weren't expecting your cholesterol numbers to be so great, after all that airport cuisine and fast food have caused your clothes to fit a little tighter