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Category Archives: heart
Do Omega-3 fatty acids prevent cardiovascular disease?
Do Omega-3 fatty acids prevent cardiovascular disease? Omega-3 fatty acids are primarily found in fish oil. An American Heart Association report suggested that omega-3 supplements may reduce death from coronary heart disease, possibly through a reduction in ischemia-induced sudden cardiac … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, heart
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, heart health, omega-3, University of Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Palpitations. How to evaluate them?!
Ever have your heart make a weird pitter pat? Palpitations. How to evaluate them? Palpitations are very common of which the most concerning cause is cardiac. Other possible causes are adverse effects from both prescription and over-the-counter medications, psychiatric illness … Continue reading
Posted in Ear, heart, Uncategorized
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Have you been told you have high blood pressure?
Have you been told you have high blood pressure? If so, you are not alone. Hypertension affects 1/3 of Americans. High blood pressure is considered a “modifiable risk factor” for cardiovascular disease, stroke kidney failure and death. Modifiable means that … Continue reading
Posted in blood pressure, Diabetes, General Medicine- Adults, heart, Uncategorized
Tagged Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, high blood pressure, hypertension, University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine
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Asthma increases women’s heart disease risk
A history of asthma was independently associated with a 24% increase in the risk of new-onset heart disease (meaning strokes and heart attacks) among postmenopausal women. The Women’s Health Initiative study including 90,168 women between ages 50 – 79 showed … Continue reading
Posted in Cholesterol, Diabetes, General Medicine- Adults, heart
Tagged asthma, cardiovascular disease, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, heart attack, stroke, University of Nevada School of Medicine
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Initial management of high blood pressure
First off, you need to know YOUR blood pressure. Get this done at any pharmacy or grocery store. There are two blood pressure numbers. Your blood pressure should be UNDER 135/ UNDER 85 (s Why is this so important? Hypertension is the MOST common chronic … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, high blood pressure, hypertension, kansas, wichita
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Aspirin is not needed if you do not have a history of heart attack or stroke
Again, aspirin is not needed if you do not have a history of heart attack or stroke. There ARE benefits to taking an aspirin per day if you have a history of cardiovascular disease, but there is increased risk of bleeding … Continue reading
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Tagged aspirin, Family Medicine, family physician, heart attack, kansas, primary prevention, secondary prevention, stroke, wichita
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Does timing of aspirin use change heart attack and stroke events?
Maybe. A small Dutch study showed that heart attack survivors who were taking low-dose aspirin to ward off a second heart attack benefited most when they took aspirin at bedtime. We know that cardiovascular events are more often to occur … Continue reading
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Beware: a flash of anger may cause a heart attack or stroke.
There have been few studies exploring the link between short bouts of anger and cardiovascular events (in the hours following the outburst), but the evidence is consistently showing a direct relationship. There were nine independent studies which when combined showed … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover, anger, Dr. Greenberg, family physician, family practice, heart attack, kansas, stroke, wichita
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Well, med school was wrong again!
We hear in med school that half of what we learn we will later find out is wrong. But, which half? We know future studies reveal different “truths” and I appreciate the need to debunk old theories if indeed they are not … Continue reading
Posted in General Medicine- Adults, heart, medication issues, Uncategorized
Tagged Andover, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, heart health, kansas, omega-3, supplements, wichita
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Rethink calcium supplements
There was an NIH study of 388,000 people, both men and women. Calcium supplements were caused to increase the risk of cardiovascular death in men. In women, no association was found between calcium supplements and cardiovascular death. Dietary calcium–calcium from food– … Continue reading
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Tagged Andover, calcium supplement, cardiovascular mortality, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Leslie Greenberg, Family Doctor, Family Medicine, family physician, family practice, kansas, wichita
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