* Feature Article(s)
* Heart Related Articles
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Why... Arteries Fail [NEW]
by Eddie Vos (Material Sciences Engineer)
"The Master Corrosive: Homo-Cysteine"
Aspirin & Heart Attacks
by Duane Graveline, MD MPH ~ Dr Graveline discusses low dose aspirin (81 mg) for primary and seconday prevention.
Blood Pressure Drugs ~ Weston A Price Foundation
by William Campbell Douglass, MD ~ Everything your ever wanted to know about Blood Pressure Drugs... and How to Avoid Them.
High Blood Pressure ~ Connecticut Center for Health [NEW]
Symptoms, causes, treatment (both conventional and Alternative)
Cardiomyopathy Caused By Cholesterol Drugs?
Title:
Statin-Induced Cardiomyopathy ~ Author: Dr. Peter H. Langsjoen
~ Source: Introduction to the Public Citizen's petition
[5/24/02] on statins, asking that this drug-nutrient interaction
be stated in a black box warning on statin drug inserts. Dated: July 8,
2002
Concept in Cardiology of “LIVES SAVED” is Totally Misleading
by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick New articles each month.
Link may re-direct to Red Flags Homepage....
Congestive Heart Failure Patients.com ~ Excellent resource for heart failure patients; Site
has 6 distinct main parts: "The Manual" [first big step to finding your
answers. Read it!], Heart Failure FAQ, Heart Info Pages,
Interactive/Personal Experiences, Alternative/Supplements, Low-Sodium
Cooking, Etc., Heart Transplant
Inflammation, Heart Disease & Stroke: The Role of C-Reactive Protein
C-reactive
protein (CRP) is one of the acute phase proteins that increase during
systemic inflammation. It’s been suggested that testing CRP levels in
the blood may be a new way to assess cardiovascular disease risk.
Source: American Heart Assoc.
Myopathy With Normal Creatine Kinase Levels [Statin Associated]
Muscle
symptoms in patients who are treated with statins and have normal
creatine kinase levels are not well understood. [4 patient study] -
Article by Dr. Paul Phillips at annals.org ~ Dated Oct 1, 2002
Nutrient Stew ~ Many
informative articles, including articles on Congestive Heart Failure
(linked to the chfpatients.com website); most written in easily
understood language.