Harvard Heart Letter articles from April 2002

Harvard Heart Letter archives from April 2002

Fighting Restenosis From the Inside Out.
April 1, 2002... Reading medical journals is a bit like parachuting into a desert at high noon - you drop into a dry, colorless landscape. Maybe that's why lines such as "a fantasy come true" or "it is hard for many of us to contain our enthusiasm" seem to...

Who Should Be Taking Aspirin?
April 1, 2002... You've probably been hearing for years now that taking an aspirin a day can prevent a heart attack. Like a Reader's Digest condensed book, that simple message leaves out crucial and controversial details. Such as who should take aspirin, or...

Chelation Therapy.
April 1, 2002... It's hard to resist an ad claiming that a "safe and natural treatment actually dissolves plaque throughout your entire circulatory system and reverses atherosclerosis." Especially if you are facing the prospect of coronary artery bypass...

Heart Lines - Angioplasty vs. Bypass.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... When medications can't control the chest pain of angina, the next step is often coronary artery bypass surgery or balloon angioplasty. Several trials have shown that both treatments relieve angina-related pain and offer essentially the same...

Ask the Doctor.(atrial fibrillation)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2002... Q. I've been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation. My daughter gave me a clipping from a natural health magazine that says the most common reason for this heart rhythm problem is magnesium deficiency. Is there any truth to this? A. I...