by drebanks | Jun 7, 2010 | Heart Disease, Media, News Articles, Preventive Wellness, Youthful Aging
Desmond Ebanks, M.D., of Alternity Healthcare, a preventive medical practice Q. You have brought the SphygmoCor CP system, a new cardiovascular test, to your practice at Alternity Healthcare in West Hartford. What is it and why should people care about it? A. The...
by drebanks | Feb 24, 2009 | Heart Disease, Men's Health, Women's Health, Youthful Aging
Cholesterol is a poor predictor of heart attack risk Most heart attacks occur in people who have “normal” cholesterol. Using cholesterol as the predictor of a future heart attack is not even as good as flipping a coin. Data from the landmark Framingham...