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Taking daily aspirin? Talk to your doctor.

Taking daily aspirin? Talk to your doctor.

Posted by on May 10, 2022 in Blog, Coronary artery disease, Stroke |

Do you take a dose of baby aspirin once a day? Are you doing this under doctor’s orders or just because you heard it prevented heart attack or stroke?  There is growing evidence against taking a low-dose aspirin daily for preventing cardiovascular events. But many well-intentioned people still take daily aspirin. A 2019 report by Harvard...

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Happy Heart Health Day!

Happy Heart Health Day!

Posted by on Feb 14, 2019 in Coronary artery disease, Hypertension, Stroke |

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched–they must be felt by the heart.” ~Helen Keller “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ~Confucius Today celebrates the heart. Today also celebrates heart donors. “In Living On Through Organ Donation,” we shared the story of an amazing...

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Chocolate, Need I Say More…

Chocolate, Need I Say More…

Posted by on Jun 6, 2017 in Blog, Coronary artery disease, Hypertension, Stroke | 1 comment

Recently published, another research article about the benefits of chocolate!  In this case, the Danish are following a large group of people, ages 50 to 64 over a number of years to find out how their consumption of chocolate affects their health.  In this study, they looked at atrial fibrillation, a condition in which the upper chambers of your heart...

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5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Atrial Fibrillation & Why You Should Care

5 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Atrial Fibrillation & Why You Should Care

Posted by on Sep 1, 2016 in Blog | 4 comments

I linger on the flathouse roof, the moonlight is divine. But my heart is all aflutter like the washing on the line.~Nathalia Crane What happens when your heart actually is “aflutter”?  FYI:  You need to see a doctor. 1) What is Atrial Fibrillation? A heart that is aflutter may be in Atrial Fibrillation. The word atrial refers to the atria, the...

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