Tag Archives: heart disease

NEARLY HALF OF STATIN CANDIDATES CAN SAFELY AVOID DRUG TREATMENT

Posted on January 19, 2016 by karenplcdietitian

By John A. Rumberger, PhD, MD, FACC, FSCCT Director of Cardiac Imaging at The Princeton Longevity Center Computed Tomographic (CT) Calcium Testing Facilitates Informed Patient Choices  A new study was published in the October 13, 2015 issue of the Journal of … Continue reading →

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Coronary Calcium Identifies Those at Risk for High Blood Pressure

Posted on February 28, 2013 by David A Fein, MD

A new study was reported at the 2013 International Conference on Prehypertension and Cardiometabolic Syndrome in Barcelona, Spain on February 4, 2013, that looked at nearly 10 years of  follow up of cardiovascular events in a study conducted in Germany. … Continue reading →

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Losing The Danger of Being Fat Without Dieting

Posted on August 3, 2011 by David A Fein, MD

Obesity is a growing problem in the USA with more than 60% of the population now classified as overweight and more than 30% are obese.  We tend to think of overweight people as destined to be at high risk for … Continue reading →

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The ‘new’ controversy about Niacin to treat heart disease

Posted on July 27, 2011 by jarumberger

Everybody seems to know the importance of cholesterol and preventing heart disease.  Although getting the ‘total cholesterol’ into a healthy range is a common goal for you and your doctor – it is mostly about two major component of the … Continue reading →

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