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STATIN VS SUPPLEMENTS FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL WITH STEVEN NISSEN

December 1, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD Leave a Comment

Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Steven Nissen, MD.Chief Academic Officer of the Heart and Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and Professor of Medicine at the Lerner College of Medicine. With the high prevalence of risk factors and cardiovascular disease in the US, looking at Statin vs Supplements for high cholesterol appears well-timed. […]

Filed Under: Podcast Tagged With: heart disease, high cholesterol, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Stem Cells for the Treatment of Heart Failure

May 4, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 8 Comments

Stem Cells for the Treatment of Heart Failure

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Emerson Perin, Director of the Center for Clinical Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a chronic but progressive disease. Patients can live several years and even decades with chronic systolic heart failure. However, the progression of the disease can lead […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Tests & Investigations Tagged With: Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), heart disease, Heart failure

Can a Heart Attack Affect Your Cancer?

February 21, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 2 Comments

Can a Heart Attack Affect Your Cancer?

This article was written in collaboration with Yan Liu, MD, Ph.D., Director of Cardio-Oncology Ascension Seton, Medical Director, Ascension Texas Cardiovascular Seton Northwest, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Dell Medical School, The University of Texas at Austin, Ascension Texas. The intersection between cancer and cardiovascular disease occurs at multiple levels and includes genetic as well as […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Disease Tagged With: cardio-oncology, heart disease

Breast Cancer and Heart Disease: What is the Connection?

January 17, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 8 Comments

Breast Cancer Awareness Ribbon

This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Ramey Marshell, Arkansas Cardiology, Baptist Health Heart Institute. Advances in screening and treatment have improved survival for patients with breast cancer. There are currently over 3 million breast cancer survivors and they are projected to be over 5 million by 2030. On average, women with breast cancer […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Disease Tagged With: breast cancer, cardio-oncology, heart disease

The Breast Cancer and Heart Disease Connection with Dr. Ramey Marshell

January 17, 2022 by Alain Bouchard, MD 4 Comments

Breast Cancer Cells

There has been growing interest in the complex issues surrounding the relationship between treatment of breast cancer and heart disease. But who is at risk? How can we prevent cardiac complications? What kind of follow-up is there for breast cancer patients after remission? Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses these questions and more with Dr. Ramey Marshell […]

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Podcast Tagged With: breast cancer, cardio-oncology, heart disease

Disparities in Cardiovascular Care with Dr. Antoine Keller and Dr. Stephen Clarkson

August 26, 2021 by Alain Bouchard, MD 6 Comments

Rural communities, especially in the South, are affected by disparities in cardiovascular care.

How can the medical community cross the divide caused by disparities in care, and where can those lines be drawn? Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Antoine Keller at Baton Rouge General and Dr. Stephen Clarkson at UAB in a discussion of racial, geographic, and socioeconomic divisions affecting cardiovascular care for our communities. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Podcast Tagged With: aortic stenosis, heart disease

Spicing Up the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with Chili Peppers

June 30, 2020 by Martin Juneau, MD Leave a Comment

Chili peppers in a bowl.

OVERVIEW The frequency of weekly consumption of chili peppers by 22,811 Italians from the Molise region was measured over an 8-year period. At the same time, researchers identified deaths from cardiovascular disease, cancer, or other causes that occurred during this period. Results show that people who eat chilies 4 or more times per week have a […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Disease, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease

Surviving a Heart Attack: the Big One!

May 22, 2017 by Alain Bouchard, MD 5 Comments

The widow maker heart attack, also known as “the big one”,  is an acute occlusion of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery that can lead to severe heart muscle damage and/or death.  If not treated in a timely matter, surviving a heart attack of this magnitude is very difficult. While visiting Austin, Texas, my wife and I […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease Tagged With: angiogram, arteriogram, cath, catheterization, coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart disease, Heart failure, LAD, left anterior descending artery, left ventricle, stem cells, stent, widow maker, widowmaker

Tilt Test – Tilt Table Test Explained!

February 13, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 8 Comments

tilt test tilt table test

Did your doctor order you to take a tilt test? He could suspect you have POTS Syndrome or any kind of disease. Learn what to expect from your tilt test experience and what kind of cardiovascular diseases your physician may be trying to diagnosis.

Filed Under: Tests & Investigations Tagged With: heart disease

A Guide to STEMI (ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction) Heart Attacks

January 25, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 70 Comments

stemi guide

Have you or a loved one recently suffered from a STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) heart attack? Are you a physician or med student looking for STEMI diagnostic and treatment guidelines? This article is an all-encompassing STEMI resource guide. At myheart.net we’ve helped millions of people through our articles and answers. Now our authors are keeping readers […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease

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