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Category Archives for heart disease
Nutritional Supplementation Aides Cardiac Rehabilitation
In my experience as a cancer survivor who developed chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, I have learned that nutritional supplementation aides cardiac rehabilitation. After a brief trial with a prescribed
Continue readingFacial Recognition of Marfan Syndrome?
I think it is difficult at best, dangerous at worst to think that facial recognition of Marfan Syndrome can be identified 98.5% of the time as the study linked below professes. Let me explain my thinking. In
Continue readingTop 10 U.S. Causes of Death – Cancer!?
I can’t scroll by an article listing the top 10 U.S. causes of death without feeling an overwhelming need to write a blog post about evidence-based non-conventional therapies cited to reduce the
Continue readingDoes Low Testosterone Affect Heart Health?
How does low testosterone affect heart health? Several meta-analyses have confirmed that low testosterone (low-t) increases the risk of major cardiovascular events as well as the mortality due to cardiovascular
Continue readingManage Cardiovascular Disease w/ Diet, Supplementation
Can I manage my cardiovascular disease with diet and supplementation? I do. Full disclosure. I am not any sort of medical professional. I am a long-term cancer survivor who was diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced
Continue readingMedication or Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation-
When I was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (Afib), I was given the choice of medication or ablation for atrial fibrillation treatment. I determined that there were too many short, long-term and late
Continue readingCardiovascular Disease 9/11 WTC First Responders
Is World Trade Center exposure on and after September 11, 2001, associated with long-term cardiovascular disease risk in Fire Department of the City of New York firefighters? I posted a similar finding
Continue readingAortic Dissection Repair Type A
Aortic dissection repair type A could be in my future. Fortunately as of annual echocardiogram measurements since my diagnosis of chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy, my aorta, remains “moderately
Continue readingBest Hospitals for Cardiology
Knowing the best hospitals for cardiology can be a game-changer. I was diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy in late 2010. To complicate things, I was also diagnosed with Marfan Syndrome
Continue readingCardiac Rehab for Cancer Survivors-
Cardiac rehab for cancer survivors is not just a good idea, it is essential. I say this as a long-term cancer survivor who was diagnosed with chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy fully 15 years after I
Continue readingCardiac Surgery? Up and Out!
My father-in-law has isolated coronary artery bypass grafting surgery tomorrow. Based on the study below, I will encourage him to have cardiac surgery and leave the hospital as soon as he is able. I say
Continue readingChemotherapy-induced Cardiomyopathy- Selenium
Chemotherapy-induced cardiomyopathy is a little known but serious side effect for cancer patients undergoing any type of cardiotoxic chemotherapy regimens. I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma
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