Category: Heart And Vascular

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Anchor lead: Do you need two different medicines if you have a stent placed in your heart? Elizabeth Tracey reports When stents are placed in the heart’s blood vessels, medicines called antiplatelet drugs are used to prevent blood clot formation. …

July 17, 2019 – Two Medicines Read more »

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Anchor lead: What factors do people think of when rating their own health? Elizabeth Tracey reports Would you rate your own health as excellent? People who do so most likely think of things like their exercise and dietary habits, how …

June 4, 2019 – Factors in Self-Rating of Health Read more »

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Anchor lead: How accurate is how you assess your own health? Elizabeth Tracey reports People who rate their own health as excellent may still be at significant risk for cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, a new study by …

June 3, 2019 – Health Assessment Read more »

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Anchor lead: A new study may help define the role of the Apple watch in a common heart condition, Elizabeth Tracey reports Can an Apple watch be used to detect atrial fibrillation? That’s a very common heart condition many people …

April 22, 2019 – Apple Watch and A-fib Read more »