Heart Health Q&A

Our resident cardiologists answer readers’ questions about cardiovascular health. Plus, submit a question of your own for the doctor.

Feature Story

A Silent Heart Attack
I've heard of a silent heart attack. What is it and how can I know if I've had one?
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Test & Treatments

• Adult Stem Cell Research: Hope for Healing Hearts
• Cardiac Rehab Help
• Checking CRP Level
• CRP Test and Heart Disease
• EKG Information
• Find the Right Doctor
• Magnets and Pacemakers
• The Myth of Cough CPR
• Operation by Robot
• Stethoscope 101
• Understanding Ejection Fraction
• What is an EKG
• Women and Aspirin

Heart Conditions

• Atrial Fibrillation
• Anger and Heart Attack
• Athlete Sudden Death
• Chest Pain and Thyroid
• Congenital Heart Disease
• Diabetes and Heart Disease
• Good Kidneys, Good Heart
• Hot Weather and Heart Attack
• Preventing a Second Stroke
• Prevent Heart Disease
• Reduce Artery Blockages
• Silent Heart Attack
• Triglycerides and Heart Health

Drugs & Medications

• Aspirin and Stroke Prevention
• Chemo and Heart Care
• Doubling Up on Meds
• Erectile Dysfunction and Blood Pressure Meds
• Hormone Replacement Therapy
• Magnesium Supplements
• Multivitamins and Heart Health
• Side Effects of Lipitor
• Supplements and Cholesterol
• Too Old for Medication
• What Is BiDil?

Nutrition

• Cut Salt to Reduce Swelling?
• Atkins Diet and Heart Health
• Can I Still Eat Cheese?
• Choosing Foods with Phytosterols
• Concerned About High Potassium
• Dairy Products and Heart Disease Prevention
• DASH vs. 5-a-Day Plan
• Fish Benefits and Risks
• Flaxseed and Cholesterol
• Health Benefits of Nuts
• Heart-Healthy Wines
• The Low GI-Diet
• Lowering Sodium on the Sly
• Soy and Heart Disease
• Swiss Chard and Heart Health
• Trick to Baking with Whole Wheat Flour

Risk Factors

• Alcohol Benefits and Risks
• Does Sleep Apnea Stop Your Heart?
• Family History of Early Heart Attack
• Smoking and Heart Disease
• Snoring and Heart Attack Risk

Cholesterol

• Flaxseed and Cholesterol
• Good HDL, Bad Total Cholesterol
• Lowering Cholesterol Without Meds
• Menopause and Cholesterol
• Teen with High Cholesterol
• Thyroid Disease—Cholesterol Link

Blood Pressure

• Accurate Blood Pressure Test
• Blood Pressure and Weight Lifting
• Home Blood Pressure Readings

Mental & Emotional Health

• Anger and Heart Attack
• Moodiness and Heart Health
• Stress and Heart Disease

Fitness

• Aerobic Exercise and Heart Health
• No Time for Exercise
• Rowing Machines and Your Heart
• Walk to a Longer Life

Weight Management

• Metabolic Syndrome
• Overweight and Healthy
• Waiting for Healthy Living to Work

Intimacy

• ED May Be a Sign of Heart Trouble
• Sex Post Heart Attack