A 35-year-old member asked:
how probable is my friend to have heart disease or chance of stroke?
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Dr. Douglas Tavenner, jr. answered
Cosmetic Dentistry 50 years experience
Depends: This depends on many many things and needs an evaluation by possibly a cardiologist doctor.
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A 42-year-old member asked:
What are the four major factors that have been shown to increase the risk of coronory heart disease.?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
CAD: Smoking, diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
How can you tell if you have a heart disease?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Heart disease: If you have chest pain or shortness of breath these might suggest the possibility of heart disease.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
Please describe the three main causes of heart disease?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Heart disease: Atherosclerotic disease, infectios heart disease, valvar heart disease.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Please suggest what foods can help reverse heart disease?
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Dr. Rick Koch answered
Cardiology 22 years experience
One that lower: Your cholesterol like a plant based diet.
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A 35-year-old member asked:
What's the primary chemical in cigarettes that causes heart disease?
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Dr. Calvin Weisberger answered
Cardiology 51 years experience
Cigarettes: There are a myriad of toxic chemical compounds in cigarette smoke, nicotine is the best known but it isn't the only one.
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