May 31st, 2007
How many of you out there smoke cigarettes? And how many of you out there has had a cardiac episode, or procedure in the last few years? You know where I am going with this. Do I even have to say it out loud? Smoking is just no good for your […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
May 28th, 2007
Would you feel safe having a catheterization at a facility that doesn’t have open heart back up? Meaning… if you were to have a heart cath procedure at a hospital that couldn’t take you directly to the open heart operating room, do you think it would be as successful as an outcome? I […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
May 26th, 2007
Hot dog ladies! Have a drink on me… We now have research that supports that a drink a day keeps the doctor away, well at least the cardiologist. That’s right, women that have the occasional drink run less of a risk of having a non-fatal heart attack than women who abstain from […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 5 comments
May 23rd, 2007
Well, it’s been almost a month since taking over for Hsien here at A Hearty Life. Do you like what I have done so far? Am I providing the kind of information that you want to see?
It is hard taking over a site that had a previous writer. It poses a dilemma. […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment
May 22nd, 2007
Here is what fitness extraordinare Mark Sissa has to offer…
I Don’t Have Time to Exercise!
Yep, the old standby. You’re gonna have to do better than that!
Hi, I’m Mark Sisson. Being an official “fitness guy” (more on that in a bit), Kendra thought it would be a good idea for me […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 4 comments
May 21st, 2007
Funny, I just wrote about this on Diabetes Notes, but since everyone and their mother sent me the link, I will share it on A Hearty Life as well. The popular type 2 diabetic drug Avandia has now been linked to an increased risk of heart disease and possibly death.
More than 6 million […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
May 21st, 2007
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey study found a wireless system that enables on-call cardiologists to view full ECGs on “smart” phones can cut in half the time it takes to begin the treatment of heart attack with catheter-based techniques such as angioplasty and stenting.
The door to intervention time of patients having […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
May 20th, 2007
The great state of Maryland… that would be where I reside. Well, we have now joined the likes of 20 other states across the US with a ban on smoking law that was made official last week by our Governor O’Malley. Don’t get me started on politics and our fearless leader, I won’t […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments
May 18th, 2007
All right, ya’all. A little summary of hearty tidbits that have either… made me mad, fired me up, were very welcomed or just plain out caught my eye.
First of all, I we will be welcoming a guest blogger over the next few weeks. I am excited to say that Mark, from Mark’s […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
May 17th, 2007
Protected by its own nutrients and blood supply, a beating heart supported by an investigational organ preservation device was successfully transplanted into a 47-year-old man with congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension on Sunday, April 8.
Very cool stuff! This pioneering surgery took place at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine using a heart […]
By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments
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