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   <title>About.com Heart Disease: What's Hot Now</title>
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      <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[dysautonomia]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/womensissues/a/dysautonomia_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Evaluating dysautonomia presents a problem to patients and doctors alike]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pump head and cardiac depression ]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/library/weekly/aa021901a.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[coronary artery bypass surgery new england journal england journal of medicine diagnosing depression new england journal of medicine: Pump head and cardiac depression]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New thinking on CAD]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/coronaryarterydisease/a/New_CAD.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Our thinking about Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) has changed over the past decade. Instead of focusing on discrete blockages, it is time for doctors and patients to focus on the overall disease process and take steps to halt or reverse it.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Treating Heart Failure]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/livingwithheartfailure/a/dilatedCM_rx.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Treating heart failure due to dilated cardiomyopathy requires the aggressive use of beta blockers, ACE inhibitors, and often diuretics. ]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Diastolic HF Symptoms]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/livingwithheartfailure/a/diastolicHF_sx.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[While diastolic dysfunction often does not cause symptoms, diastolic heart failure causes extreme and often acute episodes of shortness of breath. Diagnosing diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure often presents a challenge.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Women minimize symptoms]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/womenheartdisease/a/womensymp.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Women minimize symptoms of heart disease, leading to suboptimal care]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Women risk factors]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/cardiacriskfactors/a/women_risk.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Cardiac risk factors in women -- how they are different from risk factors in men.]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Cardiac conditions in women]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/chestpainangina/a/women_cardiac.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Cardiac conditions that are diagnosed as &quot;anxiety&quot;]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Weight gain]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/symptoms/p/syweightgain.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Weight gain]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fiber for cholesterol]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/cholesterol/a/Nrxcol_fb.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Fibers for cholesterol lowering]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[How To Prevent Heart Disease]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/c/ht/00/07/How_Prevent_Heart_Disease0962934256.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[a simple how to on preventing heart disease , fromyour about.com guide]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Noninvasive CAD testing]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/coronaryarterydisease/a/noninvasiveCAD.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Should you have noninvasive screening for CAD?]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[pump head]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/bypasssurgery/a/pumphead.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Bypass surgery leaves some patients with permanent mental deficits]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Treating Diastolic Failure]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/livingwithheartfailure/a/diastolicHF_rx.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Treating diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart failure mainly depends on treating underlying causes, such as hypertension and coronary artery disease.]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stent restenosis]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/angioplastystents/a/drgstnt4.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Is it safe to stop Plavix for surgery after drug-coated stents?]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Risk factors in women]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/womenheartdisease/a/womenrisk2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The risk factors for heart disease in women]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[heart attack vs. cardiac arres]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/palpitationsarrhythmias/f/cardarrest.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Heart attack is the death of heart muscle due to a blocked coronary artery, while cardiac arrest is a heart arrhythmia that causes the heart to stop beating]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Treating UA and NSTEMI]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/heartattack/a/UA_NSTEMI_RX_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Doctors must decide right away whether patients with unstable angina and NSTMI ought to have immediate cardiac catheterization and stenting, or whether it is safe to treat them non-invasively]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Nonprescription cholesterol]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/cholesterol/a/Nrxcol.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Lowering cholesterol levels without prescription drugs]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[heart failure in women]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/livingwithheartfailure/a/women_HF.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Some unique aspects of heart failure in women]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[High HDL cholesterol levels may confer longevity ]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/newscommentary/l/blnws01010.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[High HDL cholesterol levels were found in people that lived to be 100 years old]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[The evaluation of syncope - When to fire your doctor ]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/library/weekly/aa100400b.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The appropriate evaluation of syncope - when to fire your doctor]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Abdominal pain]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/symptoms/p/syabdpain.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Abdominal pain]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Diagnosing Heart Failure]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/livingwithheartfailure/a/heartfailureDX.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In order to treat heart failure appropriately, it is important to diagnose the underlying cause and the type of heart failure.]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Drug coated stent problems]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/coronarydisease/a/DrgCoatStnt2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Problems reported with the drug coated stent]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[mitral valve prolapse]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/cs/mvp/a/MVP_2.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[mitral vavle prolapse - MVP - is often misdiagnosed and mistreated]]></description>
            <category>health</category>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fatty fish vs lean fish]]></title>
            <link>http://heartdisease.about.com/od/dietandobesity/a/fattyfish.htm</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Not all fish are equally heart healthy]]></description>
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