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Anticoagulants & Blood Thinners: How Do They Work?

Starting an anticoagulant, more commonly referred to as a “blood thinner,” can be quite intimidating for most patients. Why do ...

Better U

The AHA, CHI Health and WOWT wants women to find their "Better U" I was recently invited to participate in what ...

Migraine Headaches: Common Symptoms, Causes and Treatment Options

Did you know that nearly 1 in 4 households in the United States has someone that suffers from migraine headaches? ...

My Agenda

Dueling agendas When you come to see me as your regular cardiologist I begin our interaction even before I greet you.  ...

Yoga Basics

When some people think of yoga, they imagine having to stretch like a gymnast. That makes them worry that they're ...

Is It a Heart Attack or a Virus?

February is Heart Month. For 10 years, the American Heart Association has dedicated the first Friday of February as National ...

Untangling the Web of Alzheimer’s Diagnosis

Diagnosing Alzheimer’s can be challenging because there is currently no single test or scan which can detect the disease. In ...

Should You Continue Taking Your Medications During the Spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

I’ve received a lot of questions from patients about whether or not to continue medications, whether those be prescribed prescription ...

Year End Summary, 2010 Edition

This post marks the two-year anniversary of this cardiology blog.  For the last 104 Mondays I’ve faithfully and painstakingly distilled ...

Trigeminal Neuralgia: Hope for Debilitating Face Pain

Imagine face pain so debilitating, you’d let a surgeon drill a hole into your skull and pull out a nerve. ...