I'm a 47 year old white man taking 10 mgs lisinpril and
20mgs Lipitor daily/ Otherwise in good health
Recently on a CBS morning show there was a piece abt
Matt Lauer getting a 3D image of his heart.

Effect of Lactobacillus plantarum 299v on cardiovascular disease risk
factors in smokers.
Naruszewicz M, Johansson ML, Zapolska-Downar D, Bukowska H.
Regional Center for Atherosclerosis Research, Pomeranian Academy of

It had always seemed to me that there has been an increase in
cardiac-related deaths just before Christmas...just the time in my area
when the temp. tends to drop.
A retired nurse friend of mine, knowing of my stents, cautioned me

"The positive relationship between plasma DHA and RBC folate
concentrations suggests that these two nutrients should be examined
together in order to make the most accurate inferences about their
relative contributions to disease pathogenesis," concluded the

My husband Carl passed away a couple of weeks ago. He was born in 1956 with
a serious heart defect - tricuspid atresia.
I want people to know about him, especially people raising children with
health problems.

Would vulnerablle plaques be more likely to cause  Acute Coronary
Symdromes if anemia was present?

thedirkhartog@yahoo.com wrote:

Okay...maybe I'm beating a dead horse here...although I would never
beat a live horse, for that matter.
I know most of you are reservoirs of information.  CAN DAILY, LARGE
DOSES OF VITAMIN C (1000-3000MG) lower one's cholesterol?

Have there been studies made of the cardiovascular consequences of drastic dieting to lose weight, such as
- long term fasting ?
- the Stillman diet (high protein, no carbs/fats)
- the Atkins diet (no carbs, but all you can eat of fats and proteins)

I have read that Amiodarone decreases the strength of heart beats
as well as lowering heart rate.  In my case, resting heart rate has
decreased by 20 or more and the pulse is hard to hear when taking
a traditional blood pressure reading.

jesshc@phantomemail.com wrote:

Over the last three years my CRP has been 9.0. 3.5 and 4.5, giving me
concern, obviously. I just got tested by a new doc. He says it is 0.10.
I'm think a misread or something is wrong here. Are these kind of
swings normal in annual physicals. Are the odds greater that the three

 Is there an online service that gives medical advice (MD only) for
hypertension
prescriptions?  My grandmother is on several meds, and I suspect that
there

I'm a white man age 47 and currently taking 20 mgs of
Lipitor daily and 10 mgs of lisinopril.
The lisinopril is pretty cheap to buy.... but the
Lipitor is expensive.

I will undergo RF catheter ablation shortly, against paroxysmal afib.
I'd like to know (generally speaking)
--what can I expect to feel during the procedure?
--could it be that my pacemaker leads are hit/displaced by the