Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Disease: Leading Cause of Death Worldwide
A silent health crisis is prevalent in the US and the world as we tend to forget the number one killer is heart disease in which many have no warning signs before a cardiovascular event or heart attack. Do you know your cardiovascular disease risk? Do you know if you fall into the category of…
Read MoreCardiovascular Disease Uncovered – Coronary Calcium Scan
It is projected, more than 130 million adults, or 45.1% of the United States population will have some form of cardiovascular disease by the year 2035.1 Early detection and prevention is key to defeating Cardiovascular Disease. By the time many patients see a cardiologist, they have already suffered a cardiovascular event. The last four blog…
Read MoreCardiovascular Disease Uncovered Beyond the Lipid Panel – Part Four
In the first article in the series ‘Beyond the Lipid Panel’, we discussed the differences between the Cardio IQ panel and the standard lipid panel. The importance of cholesterol particle size was explained. In the second and third articles, we discussed specific cardiac biomarkers tested via the Cardio IQ panel and how to treat those…
Read MoreCardiovascular Disease Uncovered Beyond the Lipid Panel – Part Three
The Cardio IQ blood panel offered at RMC provides much more information than the standard lipid panel when assessing cardiovascular risk. The last 2 blogs covered: The importance of lipid particle size Apolipoprotein A1 Lipoprotein(a) High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (HSCRP) Fibrinogen This blog post will review the following markers included in the Cardio IQ panel: Homocysteine…
Read MoreCardiovascular Disease Uncovered Beyond the Lipid Panel – Part Two
Cardiovascular Disease Uncovered Beyond the Lipid Panel (Part 2) It is estimated 80% of premature heart attacks and strokes are preventable.1 At RMC, an advanced blood test panel called Cardio IQ is ordered on patients to help identify early cardiovascular risks to prevent high blood pressure, heart attacks, and strokes. Last week’s blog post, “Cardiovascular…
Read MoreCardiovascular Disease Uncovered Beyond the Lipid Panel – Part One
Cardiovascular Disease Revealed – Part One Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer in all age groups and yet a typical workup for any patient for cardiovascular disease is only a Lipid Panel. In fact, there are many other factors to consider when determining cardiovascular disease risk other than just the lipid panel. A large…
Read MoreCardiovascular Disease and Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) Part I
In 2002, research outcomes from the Women’s Health Initiative changed medicine’s opinion of exogenous estrogen being beneficial for women, to being harmful for women. Similarly, in 2013, research outcomes from the Veterans Study changed medicine’s opinion of exogenous testosterone being beneficial for men, to being harmful for men. What happened?! Where is the science? What…
Read MoreCan Stem Cells Mend a Broken Heart? by Dr. Donaldson
Cardiovascular disease which includes hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure, has ranked as the number one cause of death in the United States every year since 1900 except 1918, when the nation struggled with an influenza epidemic. Nearly 2,600 Americans die of CVD every day, roughly one person every 34 seconds. Given…
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