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02 April 2010

Heart Matters

The Cleveland Clinic Guide to Heart Attacks (Cleveland Clinic Guides)ALCOHOL CONSUMTION

Avoid heavy alcohol consumption as it as associated with cardiovascular diseases such as cardiomyopathy, hypertension, arrhythmias, and stroke.


ASPIRIN AFTER A HEART ATTACK

Studies show that heart attack patients who took aspirin when their symptoms began, and then daily for one month, significantly lowered their risk of dying and of having another heart attack or stroke.


ASPIRIN DURING A HEART ATTACK

Up to 10,000 more people would survive heart attacks if they would chew one 325 miligram aspirin tablet when they first had chest pain or other sign of a heart attack.


INFLAMMATION MAY CAUSE HEART ATTACK
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Anti-Inflammation DietWhile medical experts have for years focused on cholesterol and clogged arteries, research indicates that inflammation may just as often be thecause of heart attacks, and the in fact half of all heart attack victims have normal or even low levels of cholesterol.

New research shows that people with high levels of C-reactive protein - - an indicator of inflammation - - have twicw the risk of heart attack than those with elevated cholesterol.



MINI - MEALS FOR WEIGTH LOSS
If I'm So Smart, Why Can't I Lose Weight?: Tools to Get it DoneHaving smaller, more frequent meals can prevent you from getting ravenously hungry and overeating. On average, weight loss winner eat five a day.


NUTS CUT SUDDEN DEATH RISK IN MEN

Man who eat nuts regularly have roughly half the risk of sudden cardiac death as those who don't consume the food.

Nuts contain in saturated fats that aren't as hard on the arteries as their saturated siblings.

some nuts have other cardiac benefits. Walnuts are rich in alpha-linolenic acid, a form of omega-3 fatty acid that has been shown to boost cardiovascular health and which may prevent heart rhythm anomalies.


TEA REDUCES HEART DISEASE

Studies show that tea can help prevent cancer, osteoporosis, and heart disease. Tea antioxidants, called polyphenols, may be 100 times as effective as vitamin E.


WHOLE GRAINS, OLDER WOMEN & HEART HEALTH

Older who eat the right amount of whole grains cut their risk of fatal heart attack significantly. At ages 55 - 69, women who eat whole grains for at least three of their daily carbohydrate servings were found to be in better heart health during the next 20 years. Whole grains breads, crackers andcereals -- made from grains that have not been stripped of their bran and germ -- protect against heart disease and diabetes.


C-Reactive Protein: New ResearchREACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP)
The C-Reactive Protein test (CRP) is a blood test that may be a better indicator of heart attack risk than tests for cholesterol.


FAT FREE VS. CALORIE FREE

Just because a product is fat free, doesn't mean it is calorie free.In fact, fat free or reduced fat products can have as many. If not more, calories per serving that regular products.So,yes,you do need to watch your fat intake. But remember that calories count, too.


GARLIC AND HEART DISEASE

Garlic helps fight heart disease. It contains sulfur compounds, which scientist suspect inhibit the formation of artery-clogging blood clots.It may reduce both elevated blood cholesterol and blood presure. Roasting transforms garlic into an almost buttery substance that makes a great fat-free spread for bread or addition to dips.


A Heart Attack Survivor's Guide to a Long Healthy LifeHEART RESHAPES AFTER INJURY

Using the male chromosome as a marker, researchers studying eight cross-gender heart transplants from New York Medical College have discovered that the body can actively reshapes the heart after injury.


AVOID HIGH SODIUM FOODS

They include: Canned soup, canned vegetables, canned tomato products, canned tuna/salmon, ham, hot dogs, bacon, sausage, olives, pickles, sauerkraut, instan mixes, garlic salt, onion salt, celery salt, soy sauce, processed foods, lunch meat, cheese.


IBUPROFEN VS. ASPIRIN

Aspirin and Ibuprofen (2 Volume Set): Ibuprofen: A Critical Bibliographic Review (Taylor & Francis Series in Pharmaceutical Sciences)The popular pain reliever ibuprofen blocks the heart-protecting effect of aspirin when taken at the same time. Regular aspirin can be taken two hours before or after ibuprofen. Enteric-coated aspirin, which is released more slowly into the blood, could be taken at bedtime without a conflict.





 

NEW MRI TECHNIQUE FOR CAD

A ne w type of imaging technique using an MRI device can detect most diseased coronary arteries, potentially sparing many heart patients a more invasive, expensive, and uncomfortable test, the angiogram.

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