by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 24, 2017 | Heart Health
Having high blood levels of the bad LDL cholesterol predicts increased risk for heart attacks, but contrary to what we thought in the past, having high levels of “good” HDL cholesterol does not necessarily predict protection from heart disease. A recent...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 26, 2017 | Heart Health
The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and nine other heart health groups agree that you have high blood pressure if your blood pressure is above 130/80, not 140/90 as the previous guidelines recommended (American Heart Association’s...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 19, 2017 | Heart Health
For many years HDL cholesterol has been called “good” because it carries plaque-forming particles from your arteries and bloodstream back to your liver where they can be removed from your body. A study from Texas Medical Center showed that regular HDL...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 12, 2017 | Heart Health
A recent study suggests that stents placed in arteries leading to the heart have not been shown to cure chest pain (Lancet, Nov 2, 2017). Placing stents in people who have heart pain from narrowed arteries and giving them medication is not more effective in relieving...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 12, 2017 | Heart Health
Stable angina patients who exercise are less likely to die from heart attacks than non-exercisers (J Am Coll Cardiol, Oct 3, 2017;70(14):1689-1700). Stable angina means that you may or may not have chest discomfort or pain at rest, but pain occurs or worsens when you...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 29, 2017 | Heart Health
“You Can Exercise Yourself to Death, Says New Study” was the headline in The New York Post on October 17, 2017. Headlines like that are likely to discourage people from exercising and thus to shorten their lives. The entire article was a disturbing and...
