Well-known series of drugs called, statins that are used worldwide for lowering LDL - the so-called bad cholesterol, which in turn prevents progression of dangerous plaque buildup in arteries, are less effective for women, a new Canadian study suggests...
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Generally, exercise is linked to better health, which includes cardiovascular health too. However, in a shocking revelation a study has revealed that intensive exercise may have negative impact on our cardiovascular health.
Before wrapping up this...
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Common cold remedies usually contain phenylpropanolamine or PPA, which has been found responsible for an increased stroke risk. Before summing up this conclusion researchers tracked about 940 patients who had sustained hemorrhagic stroke. Actually, this..
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If you are obese then it means you are comparatively less susceptible to heart failure death. This divulgence may definitely keep you agape. However, this fact has been proclaimed true by a preliminary study, which studied data on almost 109,000 heart...
For years we have been listening, that exercise is good for heart, despite the fact that there has never been an intensive study to give out a solid reason to vindicate this notion.
However, now researchers are planning to have a profound study in...
Fact stating that South Asians are more vulnerable to heart risk, even after immigrating to western countries, is deplorable. Here is the wrap up of the fulgent issues that sprang out of this study:-
1. Deaths in South Asian countries like India,...
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We know that heart bypass surgery reroutes blood flow around clogged arteries. On the other end, carotid endarterectomy, the most commonly used stroke-prevention surgery, removes plaque in the carotid arteries, which supply blood to the brain. There is...
As we know that some people are born with hole in their hearts, which is also known as Patent foramen ovale or PFO, scientists believe that this problem may give rise to migraines. Interestingly, they take heart surgery as the best way to wipe out...
Yea, I think this is quite mandatory that patients with heart disease should go on with their prescribed drugs after first heart attack to avoid another one. Many of the heart patients who don't follow this notion make themselves more vulnerable to...
Eating garlic has nothing to do with your cholesterol level. This is not for the first time that this controversial fact has been hurled because earlier too many studies have come out proving garlic role in bringing down cholesterol level. At the same...
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