Heart Health

Less is More in CVD Screening

Dec 27, 2018 · · Heart Health
Can adding electrocardiography (ECG) to standard screening help health-care providers better protect healthy patients from developing cardiovascular disease (CVD)? Probably not, says the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). In fact, it may actually put patients at risk. Current Screening Standards. Standard risk assessment for cardiovascular disease often begins with a tool such … Read More

6. Medications That Manage Your Cholesterol

Dec 11, 2018 · · Heart Health
You could be following a heart-healthy diet, getting regular exercise, and optimizing your weight and still not have your lipids and cardiovascular risk level where they need to be. When lifestyle changes aren’t enough to control your cholesterol, your physician may prescribe a medication to help you out. Fortunately, you … Read More

5. Change Your Lifestyle and Lower Your Risks

Dec 11, 2018 · · Heart Health
Regardless of what your test results indicate or what your risk category is, one fact is inescapable: Following a heart-healthy lifestyle can help you minimize your risk of heart attack, stroke, and other adverse cardiovascular outcomes, as well as improve your overall health and quality of life. Based on the … Read More

4. Tests to Assess Your Risk

Dec 11, 2018 · · Heart Health
Now that you know about the health risks that accompany dyslipidemia, what causes your cholesterol to go awry, and the ways that cholesterol and other factors can increase your cardiovascular risk, it’s time to find out just what your risk is. This requires that you see your physician periodically to … Read More

3. Know Your Cardiovascular Risk

Dec 11, 2018 · · Heart Health
You get regular exercise, eat right, and don’t smoke, and you have no symptoms that suggest heart trouble, so you assume that your risk for a heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular event is low. However, regardless of how healthy your lifestyle is, you need to be aware of the … Read More

2. Cholesterol and Your Heart

Dec 11, 2018 · · Heart Health
To understand how cholesterol affects your cardiovascular health, it helps to understand the workings of your heart and vascular system. The Heart Think of your heart as a pump, about the size of a fist and weighing only 8 to 10 ounces. It consists of two upper chambers (the left … Read More

1. The Basics of Cholesterol

Dec 11, 2018 · · Heart Health
Chances are, when you hear the word “cholesterol,” you certainly don’t think of it as a hero of heart health. Rather, it’s taken on a villainous role in the cardiovascular health story. But just as every good tale needs a villain, and just as most memorable villains have both good … Read More

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