Metabolic syndrome’s prevalence is increasing in United States

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This condition can be fatal. The metabolism trends are increasing in U.S., and the recent study would help policy makers to understand its prevalence in US and make policies to fight against it. Researchers have gathered the data between the years 2003 and 2012 and analyzed the prevalence of metabolic syndrome, and found that it has increased from 32.9 percent …

Print is Dead, Long Live Print

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Acute Stent Failure

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Acute Stent Thrombosis frequently results in myocardial infarction (up to 80% of cases) with reported mortality rates between 30 and 45%.  In contrast, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft occlusion may become apparent with recurrent angina, which then may lead to repeat revascularization. This effect is well known from the literature and did indeed translate into increased rates of myocardial infarction and cardiac …

Stents vs. CABG in the Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease

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The medical literature and my own experience support this course of action if a procedure becomes necessary for the treatment of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): In stable patients, optimal medical therapy should be the initial treatment of choice; If you have only one or two blockages (unless it includes a “Left Main Lesion”) and a good heart function , a Stent …

Demo: Home Integrity

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Chest Pain

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Each year, six million adult patients in the U.S. see their doctor because of chest pain. Causes Symptoms Diagnosis Treatment Causes of chest pain Chest pain may be caused by a variety of factors that may include diseases such as coronary artery disease, gastro-intestinal pain such as acid reflux (“Hiatal Hernia”), pain from your lungs (pneumonia, or a collapsed lung), …