by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 25, 2018 | Heart Health
Being overweight is associated with having larger plaques in the arteries leading to the heart and a marked increase and progression of these arterial plaques that cause heart attacks, even if a person does not have the risk factors that predict increased risk for...
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 18, 2018 | Deaths of Famous People
On April 17, 1790, The Pennsylvania Gazette announced the death of its 84-year-old founder, Benjamin Franklin. More than 20,000 people attended his funeral, about 70 percent of the people who lived in Philadelphia at the time. His coffin was carried by the most...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 11, 2018 | Fitness
Athletes use interval training to make themselves faster and stronger, and everyone with a healthy heart can benefit from this technique. A typical interval workout for non-competitive exercisers would be a session of jogging, walking or cycling in which they: • Warm...
by Dr. Gabe Mirkin | Nov 11, 2018 | Heart Health
Virtually all doctors agree that stents can save lives if used within three hours of the start of a heart attack. However, there is no good evidence that stents prevent heart attacks in people who have chest pain during exercise. The ORBITA study showed that in...
