http://heartdisease.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Heart Disease GuideSite. http://z.about.com/f/lg/s10.gif http://www.about.com/ 118 20 en-us 2008-06-30T07:27:42Z Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:27:42 +0000 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/07/04/inappropriate-sinus-tachycardia-ist.htm Inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) is a condition in which an individual’s resting heart rate is abnormally high (greater than 100 beats per minute), their heart rate increases rapidly with minimal... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/07/04/inappropriate-sinus-tachycardia-ist.htm Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:38:59 +0000 2008-07-04T07:38:59Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/30/bundle-branch-block.htm Bundle branch block (BBB) is a common finding on the ECG. Whether it is a significant finding or not depends on the circumstances. DrRich reviews BBB, explains its... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/30/bundle-branch-block.htm Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:27:42 +0000 2008-06-30T07:27:42Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/26/update-on-red-yeast-rice.htm Evidence continues to accumulate that red yeast rice - at least the kind of red yeast rice that used to be available before the FDA began regulating it - can... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/26/update-on-red-yeast-rice.htm Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:07:17 +0000 2008-06-26T07:07:17Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/23/a-gene-for-metabolic-syndrome.htm It turns out that there may be a gene for metabolic syndrome, which would appear to argue that there is such a thing as metabolic syndrome. I have previously described the... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/23/a-gene-for-metabolic-syndrome.htm Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:06:45 +0000 2008-06-23T07:06:45Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/18/cardiac-resynchronization-therapy-crt-for-heart-failure.htm In some patients with heart failure, a new kind of pacemaker can re-coordinate the muscular function of the damaged heart, relieving the symptoms of heart failure, and reducing the odds... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/18/cardiac-resynchronization-therapy-crt-for-heart-failure.htm Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:56:29 +0000 2008-06-18T07:56:29Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/14/what-happened-to-tim-russert.htm Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press, died suddenly at work on Friday. As one who felt strongly that both Mr. Obama and Mr. McCain needed several stiff doses of... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/14/what-happened-to-tim-russert.htm Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:59:47 +0000 2008-06-14T21:59:47Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/12/vitamin-d-may-benefit-the-heart.htm A study published this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine found an association between low levels of vitamin D and heart attacks in men. Vitamin D is best known... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/12/vitamin-d-may-benefit-the-heart.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 06:29:46 +0000 2008-06-12T06:29:46Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/09/drugs-that-prolong-qt-interval-cause-3-fold-increase-in-risk.htm Drugs that prolong the heart's QT interval have long been known to increase the risk of sudden death. Now, investigators have quantified that risk - it is threefold higher... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/09/drugs-that-prolong-qt-interval-cause-3-fold-increase-in-risk.htm Mon, 09 Jun 2008 07:10:39 +0000 2008-06-09T07:10:39Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/06/the-metabolic-syndrome-turf-battle.htm Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of cardiac risk factors that include insulin resistance, obesity (especially abdominal obesity), high blood pressure, abnormalities in blood clotting, elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/06/the-metabolic-syndrome-turf-battle.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 07:14:22 +0000 2008-06-06T07:14:22Z http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/02/aortic-stenosis.htm Aortic stenosis is one of the most common cardiac valve problems. It has many possible causes, and the timing of its treatment can be tricky. DrRich reviews aortic... http://heartdisease.about.com/b/2008/06/02/aortic-stenosis.htm Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:29:12 +0000 2008-06-02T08:29:12Z