"Now I am going to HIM Who sent ME, yet none of you asks ME, 'Where
are YOU going?' Because I have said these things, you are filled with
grief. But I tell you the truth: It is for your good that I am going
away. Unless I go away, the Counselor will not come to you; but if I

FYI, the 4/07 issue of Current Pharmaceutical Design has a number of
interesting sounding articles, including articles relating to
diagnosis and stabilization of vulnerable plaque and pleiotropic
effects of statins.  I plan to take a closer look when I have time --

ok, if a person has significant pulmonary artery stenosis, what would
the signs be on a chest x-ray, if any?
an x-ray that shows increased perihlar and interstitial markings (and
the mild retention in the wash-out phase of a V/Q scan), would those

A new study shows that aspirin therapy for coronary artery disease is
four times more likely to be ineffective in women compared to men with
the same medical history.
Historically, studies have shown that aspirin therapy is less

I am a 75 year old male who has enjoyed resonable health for most of
his life.  I am not overweight and do not smoke.  My blood pressure
has been in the 120's/80's for at least the past ten years.  In
January 06 , on my usual morning walk, I became aware of a dull  chest

http://bobs-amanuensis.livejournal.com/655.html?thread=51599#t51599
Please continue to pray for all the stricken folks who have been
convicted by the Holy Spirit:
http://HeartMDPhD.com/Convicts

I'm wondering if anyone else is experiencing any side effects while
using Vytorin?
I have been taken Vytorin 10/20 for one year now, and about a month
ago, I started to experience muscle pain (myalgia). Examples of

If you are interested in Vitamin D's effect on heart disease, look at
the following:
1.  www.vitamindcouncil.com
2.  Michos et al, Vitamin D Supplementation and Cardiocascular Disease

I was talking to a friend earlier, about my appointment with the
Pulmonologist this week, and how he was saying it is very possible
that, for some odd reason, my sinus node tachy is just some weird new
chemical response, or just possibly there for no reason.

Salt may affect more than blood pressure: study
Thu Apr 19, 2007
Consuming less salt can not only lower blood pressure, but may reduce
the risk of heart disease overall, researchers reported on Thursday.

What can be read into the sound of the bleeps as a monitor checks BP.
Sometimes the sound is loud and steady other times it is a more tinny sound.
Derek.

is it still possibe to measure or estimate PA pressures via the Echo
when the pulmonic valve or arteries cannot be seen? it seems the only
thing they were going by was the tricuspid.
and again, as far as my chest xrays went, those arent really signs of

To what extent do physicians have relationships with the
pharmaceutical and device industries? To answer this question,
researchers mailed a survey to more than 3000 U.S. physicians, half of
whom responded. Six specialties - anesthesiology, cardiology, family

Li et al., Platelet phospholipid n-3 PUFA negatively associated with
plasma homocysteine in middle-aged and geriatric hyperlipaemia
patients, Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids,
avail on-line 4/26/07.

well, they did a urinalysis today and it came back positive for blood
and leukocytes. however, i had a very heavy, horrible period that
started at the end of lastweek and throgh the weekend, though its
pretty much tapered off already. the only thing i was getting was some