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What Should I Know After a Heart Attack

Dr. Stephen Parker — Sun, 22 Apr 2018 23:47:26 +0000

Do not assume that what you’ve been told is all you need to know. Five Things to Know After Your Heart Attack These five points are important because they address the seriousness of a heart attack. Feeling better after a heart attack is an experience all are grateful for. However, the journey as a cardiac patient is just beginning and knowledge is a powerful tool to have. An engaged and informed patient has a better outcome. Asking the…

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Genes and Coffee: Slow-Metabolizers

Dr. Stephen Parker — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 23:53:41 +0000

40 percent of people are fast metabolizers. About 45 percent have both a slow and a fast copy, and 15 percent carry two copies of the slow allele. Heavy coffee consumption (more than four cups day) was linked to a higher likelihood of heart attacks in the slow metabolizers. Highlights For Coffee Drinkers, the Buzz May Be in Your Genes The health community can’t quite agree on whether coffee is more potion or poison. The American Heart Association says the…

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Comparing Diets — It’s Real Food That’s Important

Dr. Stephen Parker — Tue, 10 Apr 2018 14:48:25 +0000

A diet of minimally processed foods close to nature, predominantly plants, is decisively associated with health promotion and disease prevention. Highlights Science Compared Every Diet, and the Winner Is Real Food Researchers asked if one diet could be crowned best in terms of health outcomes. If diet is a set of rigid principles, the answer is a decisive no. In terms of broader guidelines, it’s a decisive yes. Scientific publisher Annual Reviews asked Katz to compare the medical evidence for…

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Heart Health Knowledge Among Americans

Dr. Stephen Parker — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 05:34:40 +0000

Fewer than half of Americans knew back or jaw pain and nausea/vomiting can be heart attack indicators. Highlights Only Half Of Americans Say They Know CPR The results reveal Americans also confuse heart attack & stroke symptoms A online survey conducted conducted by the Cleveland Clinic among a national probability dual-sample consisting of 1,007 adults, 470 men and 537 women 18 years of age and older found the folowing: –Slightly more than half of Americans (fifty four percent) say they know…

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Heart Attack Symptoms: Call an Ambulance Immediately — Do Not Drive to the Hospital

Dr. Stephen Parker — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 02:04:29 +0000

Don’t assume all you have been told is all you need to know. One of the statements I came across when researching the material for this website is “Don’t assume all you have been told is all you need to know.” Incredibly, although I had had three stents and obviously was at risk of a heart attack, not a single provider – and we are talking numerous hospital visits — made sure I understood what the symptoms of a heart…

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Women’s Decision Making Patterns During Heart Attack Symptoms

Dr. Stephen Parker — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 21:22:01 +0000

Reluctance to call 911 was a major theme in many stories regardless of the patterns of decision making. Educating women and their physicians about interpreting the symptoms of myocardial infarction remains a significant obstacle in reducing decision time. Highlights Understanding Treatment-Seeking Delay in Women with Acute Myocardial Infarction: Descriptions of Decision-Making Patterns In this qualitative study, 52 women were asked in semi-structured interviews to describe the symptoms and related thoughts, decisions, and actions from the onset of symptoms of myocardial…

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