A note from Dr. Mishkel:
A trustworthy source of information for your cardiology related questions is maintained by the American College of Cardiology. Please visit www.cardiosmart.org to help answer any questions that you may have. It is an invaluable resource that I recommend.
This is a well written article by a medical journalist which sheds light on the recent article about Aspirin's efficacy as a preventive therapy: By DR. NICKY MEHTANI Sep 18, 2018, 12:54 PM ET A daily aspirin may have more risks…
The Wall Street Journal has posted an article which gives some helpful perspective and advice on how to decrease the chances of falling. In the article, the writer makes a great point that having a fear of falling is a…
A new study from the researchers from Wake Forest School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina shows taking a dose a day for a week was more helpful than a single dose. The study tested whether a small amount or…
NBCNews.com recently highlighted the status of women and heart disease. A couple of key takeaways from the article (the link to teh full article is below): "Despite stunning improvements in cardiovascular deaths over the last decade, women still fare worse…