Atherosclerosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease… Has REDUCE-IT Resurrected Fish OIl Supplements (And Saved Amarin)? 15 Nov 2018 The answers are no and yes. There is still no reason to take over the counter fish oil supplements. In fact, a study published Saturday found that fish oil supplementation (1…
Atrial Fibrillation… Blood Thinners (Oral Anticoagulants) For Atrial Fibrillation: Who Should Take Them and Which One To Take 29 Nov 2017 The most serious adverse consequence of having atrial fibrillation is stroke. Since we have safe and effective ways of preventing afib-related stroke with oral anticoagulant drugs (blood thinners), a major…
Atrial Fibrillation… Is September Really National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month (And Why Does It Matter?) 28 Sep 2017 The skeptical cardiologist received an email from a woman telling him that September is atrial fibrillation awareness month and offering me the free use of an infographic given that I…
Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation: How Many Times Can You Shock The Heart? 9 Apr 2016 The most effective method for getting a heart that is in atrial fibrillation back to normal rhythm is a called an electrical cardioversion. I've tried to come up with a good…
Atrial Fibrillation… Stroke Risk Estimation in Atrial Fibrillation: Please Give Me Lip! 26 Apr 2015 The best way we have of estimating a patient's risk of stroke if they have atrial fibrillation (AF) is by the CHA2DS2-VASc scale. This scale take the factors we know…
Uncategorized Atrial Fibrillation: Initial Treatment Options 4 Apr 20156 Apr 2015 When I talk to my patient with newly diagnosed atrial fibrillation (AF), after describing the disease and its consequences, there are two major discussions I go through. The first involves the…
Atrial Fibrillation… Why Does The TV Tell Me Xarelto is a BAD DRUG? 4 Dec 2014 One of my patients called the office today concerned about a medication she was taking because she was "seeing about 4-5 commercials a day about how bad Xarelto is". She…
Atrial Fibrillation Take Your Pulse and Prevent A Stroke 11 Sep 2014 Hopefully by now everyone has gotten the message that atrial fibrillation is associated with stroke (and, most importantly, that we have ways to prevent those associated strokes). Atrial fibrillation occurs…
