Tag Archives: Heart

Health Tip: Your Doctor Has Prescribed Cardiac Rehabilitation

Posted on March 4, 2011 by theheartrehab

HealthDay released this little mini article on cardiac rehabilitation. (HealthDay News) — Cardiac rehabilitation may be just what the doctor ordered if you have heart problems and need to improve your health and well-being. The U.S. National Heart Lung and … Continue reading →

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Smog Contributes to Dangerous Heart Rhythm Disorders

Posted on January 17, 2011 by theheartrehab

(HealthDay News) — The role that air pollution plays in heart rhythm disorders (arrhythmias) that can cause sudden death may be underestimated, according to researchers. A small study of 25 healthy people without heart disease found detectable changes in the … Continue reading →

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Enlarged hearts in women shrink faster than those in men after aortic valve replacement

Posted on September 24, 2010 by theheartrehab

Heart enlargement caused by narrowed aortic valves regresses faster in elderly women than in men after aortic valve replacement, according to research reported in a surgical supplement of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Men’s slower heart-size regression times … Continue reading →

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