by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 18, 2018 | Heart Health
On November 10, 2018, heart specialists presented recommendations for preventing heart attacks from the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association at the AHA’s 2018 Scientific Sessions in Chicago (J of the Am Coll of Card and the AHA journal,...
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...