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March 31st, 2011

WHEN APPROACHING WHO HAS TRUE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE VS WHITE COAT SYNDROME IN THE OFFICE, THE SPLIT IS USUALLY 60/40%

NEAR 8,300 PATIENTS EVALUATED FOR TRUE RESISTANT HYPERTENSION VS WHITE  COAT, 37.5% WERE FALSELY ELEVATED (E.G. 160/90 OFFICE AND 130/70 HOME) TAKE HOME POINT: LESS MEDICATIONS PRESCRIBED IN THE OFFICE UNLESS HIGH PRESSURE IS CONFIRMED BY DAILY HOME READINGS!


March 31st, 2011

AS THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY MEETING IS ABOUT TO BEGIN, 3 MAIN TRIALS WILL BE HOT NEWS:

HIGHLY EXPECTED WILL BE: RESULTS OF SURGICAL VS TRANSCATHETER (THROUGH THE GROIN) REPLACEMENT OF STENOTIC (BLOCKED) AORTIC VALVES, RADIAL ARTERY (WRIST) APPROACH FOR CARDIAC CATHETERIZATIONS VS TRADITIONAL FEMORAL (GROIN) APPROACH, AND FINALLY THE BLOCKBUSTER MEDICATION ONLY VS MEDICATION PLUS CORONARY BYPASS SURGERY FOR WEAK HEARTS DUE TO CORONARY DISEASE. WE WILL UPDATE YOU ON THESE AND ALL DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY ARE PRESENTED


March 30th, 2011

THIS JUST IN: DOCTOR KAYSER ON NJ NEWS: A NEW WAY TO TREAT DVT (DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS)

http://njnnewspublictv.wordpress.com/2011/03/29/deepveinthrombosis/#more-4836


March 30th, 2011

CAN’T LOSE THAT 10LBS? LOOK AT YOUR SLEEP AND YOUR WORK

A RECENT STUDY SHOWED IT IS MORE DIFFICULT TO LOSE WEIGHT IF YOUR RECEIVE <6 HOURS PER NIGHT OF REST AND WORK IN A STRESSFUL JOB ENVIRONMENT.


March 30th, 2011

THE #2/10 OCCUPATION THAT COMMITS SUICIDE?

PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH RELATED WORKERS (EXCLUDING NURSES) INSERT YOUR OWN JOKE….HERE~! SEE? YOUR DENTISTS ARE OFF THE HOOK.


March 29th, 2011

LISTEN: DR. SCOTT ON THE AIR PROMOTING NEW SHU SHOW

TO DISCUSS THE NEW SMARTER HEART UNIVERSITY SHOW ON THE “BOB AND MARIANNE MORNING SHOW” 1160/1310 AM OR CLICK THE BLUE “LISTEN LIVE” ON OUR WEBSITE TO LISTEN ON YOUR COMPUTER

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Dr. Scott on WOBM AM1160 & AM1310


March 29th, 2011

THIS JUST IN: HIGH DOSE ATORVASTATIN (LIPITOR) ASSOCIATED WITH HIGHER DIABETES INCIDENCE

CLOSE TO 10,000 PATIENTS ACROSS 3 SEPARATE TRIALS, HIGH DOSE (80MG) VS LOW DOSE (10MG) OR LOW DOSE SIMVASTATIN(ZOCOR) OR PLACEBO: HIGHER INCIDENCE OF NEW ONSET TYPE 2 DIABETES WAS OBSERVED.


March 29th, 2011

FROM THE HMMM INTERESTING FILE: >50% OF CARDIOLOGY GUIDELINE WRITERS HAVE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST

A LARGE PERCENTAGE OF DOCS WHO WRITE THE PRACTICE GUIDELINES HAVE A FINANCIAL LINK TO DRUG OR DEVICE MAKERS. MANY SAY THE RISK OF BIAS IS THEREFORE INCREASED, WITH POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS ON PHYSICIAN’S CARE OF PATIENTS. THERE IS A CALL OUT TO BAN THESE CONFILICTS IN THE FUTURE.


March 29th, 2011

THIS JUST IN: BROWN RICE BEATS WHITE VARIETY IN DEVELOPING DIABETES

NEARLY 200,000 IN TOTAL WERE FOLLOWED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. REPLACING BROWN RICE FOR WHITE REDUCED THE INCIDENCE OF DIABETES BY 16%. SUBSTITUTING WHOLE GRAINS INCIDENTALLY, LOWERED RISK OF DIABETES BY 36%!


March 28th, 2011

SAVE THE DATE: THE NEW SMARTER HEART UNIVERSITY RADIO SHOW TROTS OUT WEDNESDAYS 10-11AM BEGINNING 4/6/11!

IN CENTRAL JERSEY YOU CAN LISTEN LIVE ON WOBM 1160/1310 AM AND VIA THE WEB ON OUR SITE CLICK THE BLUE “LISTEN LIVE” BUTTON FOR STREAMING RADIO. WE HAVE GREAT SHOWS LINED UP, EXPECT LOTS OF INTERACTION FROM OUR AUDIENCE WITH QUESTIONS! MORE INFO TO FOLLOW!