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Harvard Heart Letter back issues
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Heart beat: say "nuts" to chips.(Report)
May 1, 2009... Heart Beat
Say "nuts" to chips
The next time you are looking for a snack, reach for some nuts, not chips * and try to chew them thoroughly.
Purdue University researchers asked volunteers to eat a large handful of almonds (two ounces) a few at a time. The volunteers felt more...
The flap over mitral valve prolapse.(Disease/Disorder overview)
March 1, 2009... The flap over mitral valve prolapse
A billowing mitral valve poses trouble mainly when it gets leaky.
It has been a long, strange trip for mitral valve prolapse. Since this valve abnormality gained its name in the early 1960s, it has been called both dangerous and benign, widespread...
Snapshot of the American diet: Foods out of balance.
March 1, 2009... Snapshot of the American diet: Foods out of balance
Simple steps can help add more healthful foods to your diet.
As a nation, we aren't eating as if our hearts and health depended on what we put into our stomachs. According to the USDA's Economic Research Service, the average American...
Creating order from chaos: Taming atrial fibrillation.
March 1, 2009... Creating order from chaos: Taming atrial fibrillation
Treatment focuses on controlling the heart's rate and rhythm and preventing stroke.
Imagine an orchestra directed by many conductors, all with different scores. Each musician follows whichever conductor and score he or she...
Heart Beat: Exercise benefits clogged leg arteries.(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Heart Beat
Exercise benefits clogged leg arteries
Exercise is excellent medicine for people with coronary arteries that are clogged and stiffened by cholesterol-filled plaque. Does it work as well for people with plaque-damaged leg arteries, a condition known as peripheral artery...