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Daily blood pressure checks increase data
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 07/04/2026
» Dear Doctors: I was surprised to learn that two of my friends (we are in our mid-40s) take their blood pressure every day. They both say their doctors think it's a good way to get ahead of potential problems. Do you know if these kinds of at-home readings are reliable?
Decoding Coronary Artery Disease: Heart health insights
Suwatchai Pornratanarangsi, Published on 01/02/2024
» The complex world of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) can be likened to a traffic system within the heart, where the gradual buildup of plaque in coronary arteries mirrors road blockages, impeding the vital flow of oxygen-rich blood. So what are the intricacies of CAD? How does it develop? What are its symptoms? And what are the critical diagnostic methods employed in its detection?
Know Your Heart – Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Piyanart Preeyanont, Published on 17/05/2022
» Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is a minimally invasive procedure whereby a new valve is inserted without removing the old, diseased valve to treat severe aortic valve disease called aortic stenosis (AS). The procedure was initially developed for very high-risk patients who could not withstand major surgery, but in recent years has been extended to treat other suitable lower-risk patients as well.
Researchers studying cause, treatment for long Covid-19
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 11/01/2022
» DEAR DOCTORS: When are treatments for long Covid going to be available? I had Covid-19 in the very beginning, when there were no tests for it yet, and I've never really recovered. Is long Covid still happening to people who are getting sick now?
Heart Disease – Can it be reversed?
Dr. Ross Walker, Published on 07/07/2021
» Cardiovascular disease includes any disease involving the heart and the blood vessels supplying the entire body. This process can affect all the blood vessels in the body, particularly the coronary arteries (the arteries supplying blood to the heart), the carotid and vertebral arteries (the arteries to the brain), and arteries supplying blood to the lower limbs. The most common type of cardiovascular disease is what is known as atherosclerotic vascular disease.
Tackling vaccine hesitancy
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/06/2021
» The fate of 4.3 million patients suffering from seven chronic diseases hangs in the balance as shortages loom over the nation's vaccine rollout scheme starting next Monday.