Flank Steak with Coffee-Peppercorn Marinade Coffee has a remarkable affinity with beef. Here, it is complemented by balsamic vinegar, garlic and crushed peppercorns. Originally found in EatingWell magazine. 4 servings | Active Time: 20 minutes | Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes (including 1 hour marinating time) Ingredients 3 tablespoons strong brewed coffee 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar 1 tablespoon extra-virgin …
Diets
A ‘heart healthy’ diet: What’s good for your heart is great for your taste buds.As the recipes in this special collection will show, you don’t have to lose flavor to gain health. Cooking up heart health requires no secret ingredients. It simply means making dishes that are lower in saturated fat,cholesterol, and total fat, and reduced in sodium. And, as …
Heart Disease Tests, Cardiac Catheterization
There are imaging tests, non-invasive and invasive, that may be used in cardiac risk assessment. Electrocardiogram (ECG). An electrocardiogram records electrical signals as they travel through your heart. An ECG can often reveal evidence of a previous heart attack or one that’s in progress. In other cases, Holter monitoring may be recommended. With this type of ECG, you wear a …
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PCI equals OMT
Improved medical therapy equals Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) for angina relief in patients with stable Coronary Artery Disease. In five trials published since 2000, 77% of patients were angina free after PCI, vs. 75% on medical therapy alone, an insignificant difference. Optimal medical therapy (used as a proxy for the aggressiveness of overall medical therapy included: Aspirin β-blockers ACE Inhibitors …
Your Cholesterol
High cholesterol is responsible for 70% of heart disease and is the leading killer of both men and women after the age of 45. Abnormal cholesterol levels such as high LDL cholesterol or low HDL cholesterol are a major risk factor for coronary artery disease and stroke. An unhealthy diet can cause high cholesterol. Sometimes high cholesterol runs …
Your Cardiac Risk
Ask Doctor T. Blog Ask A Question Three vessel coronary artery disease Question Three vessels disease with 100 % RCA AND CX 90%,LCA95% WHAT SHOULD DO WITH PAITENT AGE 65 yr Plz give advise Read Dr T’s Answer Stent and Failed Removal Question Prior to extensive surgery a stent was placed as a precaution to prevent clotting. My surgery in …
Cardiac Assessment – What We Do
What we do We will provide you with a range of the following services: Free; easy to find, read and understand; One-stop information on Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) and its treatment; A Risk Assessment tool that shows the benefit of various treatment options; A “watch dog site” that follows industry trends and reports on them Articles and Blogs to make …
What is Atherosclerosis – Hardening of the Arteries
Atherosclerosis is a condition in which a material called plaque builds up on the inner walls of the arteries. This can happen in any artery, including the coronary arteries. The coronary arteries carry oxygen-rich blood to your heart. When atherosclerosis affects the coronary arteries, the condition is called coronary artery disease (CAD). Development of atherosclerosis (from: Greenland P, Gidding SS, …
Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)
Treatment for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Medical Treatment Medical treatment for coronary heart disease includes drugs that alleviate symptoms by slowing the heart down, so that a limited blood supply matches less demand, or relax (dilate) arteries so that more blood can pass through, lower blood pressure so that the heart has to work less, lower cholesterol etc. etc. It …