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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness
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Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
Former Editor in Chief, Harvard Heart Letter
Dr. Deepak Bhatt is a cardiologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He is now director of Mount Sinai Heart at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City. Dr. Bhatt formerly served as the chief of cardiology at VA Boston Healthcare, and is the director of the Integrated Interventional Cardiovascular Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and VA Boston Healthcare. He is the author or coauthor of more than 500 publications. Dr. Bhatt earned his medical degree from Cornell University, and a master of public health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. He completed his internship and residency in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, and was a fellow in interventional cardiology and cerebral and peripheral vascular intervention at the Cleveland Clinic.
Posts by Deepak L. Bhatt, M.D., M.P.H
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Heart Health
What is vasculitis?
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Pain
Chest pain from inflamed joints
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Heart Health
Checking for heart murmurs
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Heart Health
What is non-HDL cholesterol?
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Heart Health
What is a bubble study?
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Men's Health
Medications to lower triglycerides
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Heart Health
What happens during electrical cardioversion?
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Men's Health
Should I add cocoa powder to my diet?
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Heart Health
Possible causes of an enlarged heart
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Heart Health
Yoga and high blood pressure
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Heart Health
Heart attack versus cardiac arrest
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Heart Health
Complications after receiving a stent
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Heart Health
Low heart rate warnings via smart watch
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Heart Health
Types of aortic valve problems
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Heart Health
Measuring ejection fraction
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Heart Health
Different types of tachycardia
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Heart Health
Aspirin and bruising
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Heart Health
Alcohol and atrial fibrillation
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Heart Health
Strength training and blood pressure
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Heart Health
Living with an implantable defibrillator
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Heart Health
Anxiety: Cause or effect of a racing heart?
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Heart Health
Blood thinners after a stent: How long?
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The new cholesterol guidelines: What you need to know
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Testosterone-blocking drugs boost heart disease risk when given in combination
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Parenting isn't easy: Two important skills can help
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Does sleeping with an eye mask improve learning and alertness?
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Do tattoos cause lymphoma?
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Hot weather hikes: Staying safe when temperatures spike
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Cannabis drinks: How do they compare to alcohol?
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What is Lewy body dementia?
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Dog bites: How to prevent or treat them
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Ever read your medical record? Here's why you should
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Shining light on night blindness