Heart Medications
The development of these medications have helped dramatically decrease death rates from cardiovascular disease in the United States and other developed countries.
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People who took any kind of cholesterol drug, statin or otherwise, were nearly four times more likely to report memory loss right after starting on the drug.
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After getting a stent to prop open a clogged artery, most people take clopidogrel or another clot-preventing drug in addition to aspirin. Current guidelines recommend taking it for a year, but some people may benefit from taking it even longer.
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A normal ejection fraction—the volume of blood pumped out of the heart’s left ventricle—is 55% to 65%. For people with a low ejection fraction, medications and exercise (under a doctor’s supervision) may help improve or stabilize the ejection fraction.
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The side effects of some blood pressure medications can leave people dizzy or lightheaded. But these medications do not appear to increase the risk of falling among older people.
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The side effects of some blood pressure medications can leave people dizzy or lightheaded. But these medications do not appear to increase the risk of falling among older people.
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A study found that treating chronic heartburn with either surgery or long-term medication rarely causes serious health problems.
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For people with heart disease, donating blood is usually safe, provided they have no activity restrictions or have experienced a heart-related event within the past six months. Those who take anti-clotting medications should not give blood.
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High cholesterol, in particular high low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the so-called bad cholesterol, is a key cause of heart disease. A large clinical trial called IMPROVE-IT set out in 2005 to answer two key questions about LDL:
The results of IMPROVE-IT were recently published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Dr. Deepak L. Bhatt, Editor in Chief of the Harvard Heart Letter, talked about the significance of the IMPROVE-IT findings with Dr. Christopher P. Cannon, the trial's lead investigator, and Dr. John A. Jarcho, an editor of The New England Journal of Medicine.
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For older adults with high blood pressure, taking acetaminophen does not appear to elevate heart disease risk, even among those who take the popular painkiller frequently.
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A study in Norway found that weight gain was directly tied to experiencing new chronic heartburn symptoms. Losing weight is the long-term solution to heartburn, though acid-reducing medication soothes symptoms in the short run.
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