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    Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. The gender line

    Say what you will about Mars and Venus, but anatomically, male and female hearts look the same. When healthy, both should be about the size of a fist. Both have three main coronary arteries, the large blood vessels that wrap around the outside of the heart, supplying blood, oxygen and nutrients to keep each one pumping properly.
    Special to the Los Angeles Times
    Say what you will about Mars and Venus, but anatomically, male and female hearts look the same. When healthy, both should be about the size of a fist. Both have three main coronary arteries, the large blood vessels that wrap around the outside of the...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Drugs and Medicines, University of Florida, Hospitals and Clinics

    2. Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Never mind the party, listen to your heart

    I shouldn't have had a heart attack 11 days shy of my 55th birthday.
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    I shouldn't have had a heart attack 11 days shy of my 55th birthday. Just one month earlier I'd passed a physical with flying colors. My blood pressure was its usual 110/70. My bad and good cholesterol levels were respectively low and high. I never...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Heart Attack, Health and Medical Professionals, Heart Disease, Health

    3. Apr 5, 2010 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  3. Demystifying the cardiac stress test

    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers.
    Chicago Tribune
    Dr. Marc Wallack routinely passed his cardiac exercise stress test with flying colors. He was, after all, a veteran marathon runner with respectable cholesterol and blood pressure numbers. But as many heart disease patients discover, a treadmill analysis...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Chicago Tribune, St. John's Health Center

    4. Jun 23, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Tim Russert: the details about what caused his death

    WHEN TV journalist Tim Russert died June 13, it was heartbreaking news for his family, friends and fans. Chief of the Washington bureau of NBC News and longtime moderator of "Meet the Press," Russert was known for asking tough questions. He leaves two more: How could death come so fast to a man who, on-air and off, had always seemed so full of life? And couldn't something have been done to prevent the tragedy?
    Special to The Times
    WHEN TV journalist Tim Russert died June 13, it was heartbreaking news for his family, friends and fans. Chief of the Washington bureau of NBC News and longtime moderator of "Meet the Press," Russert was known for asking tough questions. He leaves two...

    Tags: Shortness of Breath, Entertainment, Cardiac Arrhythmia, Diseases and Illnesses, University of California, Los Angeles

    5. Mar 17, 2008 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. When doctors and patients bargain over health

    Special to The Times
    I'm staring at a brand new pet: my lucky turtle. He's sitting on my desk right next to my computer monitor, smiling at me, cheerful and friendly. He's low maintenance, my turtle -- just a little silver charm, a trinket. He was given to me by the...

    Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Anxiety, Entertainment, Hemorrhaging, Health

    6. Aug 27, 2007 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Finding the right words for someone who's ill

    Many of us have been through illnesses that require operations, risky procedures or recurring downtime that can change our lives, even if we fully recover. Any of this makes us face our death.
    Special to The Times
    Many of us have been through illnesses that require operations, risky procedures or recurring downtime that can change our lives, even if we fully recover. Any of this makes us face our death. Our imaginations race toward finality. No matter how elevated...

    Tags: Illnesses, Diseases and Illnesses, Health, Death, Hospitals and Clinics

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