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Heart disease prevention
Prevention of heart diseases includes a variety of wellness initiatives, including achieving a healthy weight through diet and exercise and some medications.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
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A 48-year old asked:
Heart disease prevention in kids. What are good ideas?
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What are some heart disease prevention tips for fat teens?
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What are some heart disease prevention tips for teens and young adults?
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A 37-year old male asked:
How much vit D3 do you rec per day for heart disease prevention? 5000 units seems safe and standard?
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Heart disease prevention apps available yet?
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What are some heart disease prevention tips for teenagers?
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A 36-year old asked:
What is the number one method for coronary heart disease prevention?
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A 43-year old asked:
Is dietary fat advice for cancer prevention similar to heart disease prevention?
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A 35-year old asked:
Dietary fat advice for cancer prevention is similar to heart disease prevention. So why don't people follow it?
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A 40-year old asked:
Could sex help in prevention of heart disease?
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What is the primary prevention of coronary heart disease?
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A 51-year old female asked:
Heart disease in family my heart healthy take low dose daily aspirin 4 prevention heard it's bad for you if your heart is healthy is that true. Tyvm?
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A 66-year old male asked:
No stroke, heart attack, no heart disease and take my HTN meds. and 81 mg. baby aspirin as a self prevention. Just had tattoo excised 4 inch long cut. Stitches and surgical glue. Wants me to wait 3.5 weeks til restart 81 mg. Hmm?
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A 32-year old male asked about a 70-year old female:
I have Dm type 2 on meds also high TG and low HDl on lipid profile on meds, no MI or angina now or previously, no smoking or alcohol or other risk factors, kindly asking should I take plavix or aspirin as away or primary prevention of Heart disease ?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is congenital heart disease correlated with age? Are older people more at risk with congenital heart disease, if so, how can it be prevented?
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A 44-year old asked:
Can heart disease could be prevented through lifestyle changes?
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A 48-year old asked:
Can you tell me about nitric oxide and prevention of heart attack?
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A 26-year old male asked:
Could taking verapamil 120mg for 2 days in a row for migraine prevention and then stopping cause heart damage?
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A 63-year old male asked:
What aerobic FIT(frequency x intensity x time)exercize is better or best for prevention of heart attacks and extending longevity: 6x80%x30 or 6x80%x60?
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A 35-year old asked:
How important is cardiac rehabilitation in the prevention of a 2nd heart attack?
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A 37-year old asked:
Can i take an Aleve (naproxen) instead of a baby asprin for prevention of heart attacks?
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A 37-year old male asked:
I take 12.5 mg of metoprolol for svt prevention/blood pressure. I was given a rx for hydroxyzine 10 mg for anxiety but read its unsafe for people with heart rhythm problems. Is the hydroxyzine safe if you have svt and are already on a beta blocker?
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A 42-year old male asked:
Pcp has me taking 3 krill oil pills daily due to low omega 3's. I also take a low dose aspirin for heart attack prevention. Too much blood thinning?
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A 28-year old female asked:
Is vt can occur in a healthy heart? Is a few seconds of vt were caught on holter is a health concern? Is vt can only be prevented by ablation?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can heart failure be prevented?
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A member asked about a 68-year old male:
How is stroke different from heart attack? How can stroke be prevented.
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A 43-year old female asked:
I get a ripping/tearing sensation in my chest, over my heart that spread outward across, and causes pain. No heart rate changes or anything and only lasts for a minute or 2. Becoming more frequent. How can it be prevented? What is it?
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A 45-year old asked:
How can heart attacks be prevented?
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A 31-year old female asked:
What causes short spurts of heart palpitations in a pregnant woman during the second trimester? How can they be prevented?
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A 23-year old male asked:
I have loud heart beats for long time without any medical problemand disease. Doctors say i m fine, but when i sleep it goes so loud n i can't sleep.
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