Healthy foods for your heart

A simple way to assist in the smooth functioning of the heart – it can even be quite pleasant – it’s healthy food choices that not only allow you to maintain a healthy weight but also help reduce blood pressure and blood sugar and blood cholesterol. In the month of September is World...

Repeated coronary artery spasm may result in deterioration of cardiac function

ESTIMATED MAYO CLINIC: I was recently in the emergency room with chest pain and strong they said I had a spasm of the coronary artery. What is that? Am I at risk of other heart problems? Response from Dr. Amir Lerman, Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA: Spasm of the coronary...

Atrial fibrillation does not cause heart attacks, but can lead to other serious complications

ESTIMATED MAYO CLINIC: I suffer from atrial fibrillation. Am I at greater risk of suffering a heart attack? Dr. Stephen Hammill RESPONSE, Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA: Your risk of heart attack is not increased by atrial fibrillation, a condition characterized by rapid...

Caring for the heart is for children

Cardiovascular disease, a chronic epidemic and currently carries a huge health care costs, according to Fuster, could be prevented from childhood we learn to follow a healthy diet and exercise. Without wanting to blame, and not ‘consumer society’, the growing childhood obesity, Fuster explained...