High levels of cholesterol in the blood can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. Statins are drugs that are commonly prescribed to help lower cholesterol levels, but they are not suitable for everyone. Bempedoic acid is a […]
New research from the USA has just come out which shows that older adults who participate in physical activity are less likely to die than ones who don’t. The new research also shows which types of exercise are especially beneficial. […]
Some of my cardiac patients have expressed concerns about walking through the public areas of the Morningside Clinic in order to get to my consulting rooms to deal with their respective heart conditions or complaints. We feel it is safe […]
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology recently released their joint 2019 guidelines on the use of aspirin for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Based largely on the results of three recent clinical trials, the […]
Researchers in Sweden have found that any type of CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) administered by bystanders was associated with doubled survival rates of heart attack patients compared with no CPR before the arrival of emergency medical services (EMS). Rates of bystander cardiopulmonary […]
Numerous studies regarding diet were presented at the recent 2018 European Society of Cardiology meeting held in Munich – Germany. One study on supplements changed the minds of many cardiologists about the use of certain nutritional supplements in treating heart […]
In the United States and many developed countries, multivitamin supplements use is widespread despite recommendations from the US Preventative Services Taskforce and National Institutes of Health against the routine use of such supplements, to attempt to prevent chronic disease. Recent […]
A five-year-old KwaZulu-Natal boy made history when he became the youngest person in Africa to receive a mechanical heart implantation. The ground-breaking operation was done by the very capable doctors at the Maboneng Heart Institute‚ at the Netcare Sunninghill Hospital. […]
Some doctors gave expressed concerns about the safety of aspirin for heart failure patients. A new study from the USA appears to refuse that fear and offers patients some reassurance. The study published in JACC: Heart Failure found that in […]
