by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Dec 19, 2021 | Heart Health
Very aggressive control of high blood pressure helps to prevent heart attacks, strokes and premature death far more effectively than less stringent control (N Engl J Med, 2021 May 20;384(20):1921-1930). You cannot cure high blood pressure with drugs, you can only...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 30, 2021 | Heart Health
A very important study of 27,599 adults, average age 47-50, showed that almost 15 percent of North American adults and almost 19 percent of those with high blood pressure take medications that can raise blood pressure (JAMA Intern Med, November 22, 2021). The...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 26, 2021 | Heart Health
A review of six major studies that measured salt intake by the amount of salt in the urine found that a high salt intake is associated with significantly increased risk for suffering heart attacks and strokes (NEJM, November 13, 2021). This review is extremely...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Oct 24, 2021 | Heart Health
Daily aspirin can help to prevent heart attacks, but the United States Preventive Services Task Force now recommends that: • adults 60 years and older should not take aspirin to help prevent a first heart attack, and • those 40-59 years old who are at high risk for...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Sep 10, 2021 | Heart Health
Heart attacks are not caused by plaques making arteries too narrow. They are caused by plaques suddenly breaking off from the inner lining of a heart artery, followed by bleeding, and then a clot forms that completely blocks all blood flow to a part of the heart...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Aug 6, 2021 | Heart Health
Extensive research shows that high blood pressure is associated with having specific harmful bacteria in your colon (Circulation Research, Apr 2021;128(7):934–950), and that reducing harmful colon bacteria and increasing healthful ones can help to control high blood...
