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		<title>A Very Happy New Year To Our Our SHU Followers! Part 1 Of “What Happened To Your Heart In 2011?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/a-very-happy-new-year-to-our-shu-followers-part-1-of-%e2%80%9cwhat-happened-to-your-heart-in-2011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:22:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[1. One of the big stories this year was the &#8220;Coumadin no more&#8221; blood thinning agents to prevent stroke from the dreaded irregular rhythm, atrial fibrillation.  Pradaxa (Dabigatran), was first approved and has the most usage to date. One other agent, Xarelto (Rivaroxaban), was recently approved and we look forward to utilizing it as well. 2. Mainstream media took hold of T.A.V.I. (Trans Catheter Aortic Valve Implantation) where, via the large artery in the groin, a new replacement valve could be placed for those who have severe Aortic Stenosis (significant calcified / thickened valve obstructing outward blood flow). The criteria at this point are strict, and, there are side effects (stroke) that are being addressed. But, this is the future unfolding before our eyes. 3. Exciting and being performed every day now in cath labs are radial (wrist) catheterizations (angiograms) and angioplasties (balloon and stent deployment). It is not for everyone, but, many across the nation are electing to use their wrist instead of their groins.]]></description>
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		<title>SHU Wishes All Friends A Very Happy Holiday Season!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/shu-wishes-all-our-friends-a-very-happy-holiday-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/shu-wishes-all-our-friends-a-very-happy-holiday-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 13:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[May you and your families be blessed with health and joy for the coming year. Stay tuned for daily blog posts and our year-end review of what was hot and what was not for your heart in 2011!]]></description>
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		<title>This Just In: Good News, Bad News For 2012 And Heart Disease</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-good-news-bad-news-for-2012-and-heart-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-good-news-bad-news-for-2012-and-heart-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Disease]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news: Over past decade, there has been 30% less cardiovascular death. Bad news: We are more overweight and diabetic than ever! 17% of our teens are obese, and there is a 15% increase in childhood obesity. Nearly 40% of U.S. adults are DITs (Diabetics In Training Syndrome), 1/3 adults have hypertension and 50% of them are not controlled! Conclusion: we may dies less, but all signs indicate a continued large burden of vascular disease unless we control our risk factors. &#8220;Get to it before it gets you!&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>This Just In: Preventing Stroke With Diet Or Vitamins &#8211; What Works, What Doesn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-preventing-stroke-with-diet-or-vitamins-what-works-what-doesnt/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-preventing-stroke-with-diet-or-vitamins-what-works-what-doesnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Diet]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent Australian review examined nutrition and preventing stroke. It found: antioxidant vitamins C and E, B vitamins, and calcium do not prevent stroke. (Exception &#8211; treating folic acid and D deficiences may be preventative). The Mediterranean Diet, due to its fish and fruit content, reduces stroke. Likewise, the Dash Diet, with lower salt intake, is effective. For you chocoholics, &#62;70% cocoa in moderation may be preventative.  http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laneur/article/PIIS1474-4422(11)70265-4/fulltext]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/what-becomes-of-the-broken-hearted/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/what-becomes-of-the-broken-hearted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 20:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 4 cases for us this year (most recently Sunday) of Tako Subo Cardiomyopathy a/k/a/ &#8220;broken heart&#8221; syndrome, a recent report is timely. Tako Subo is stress-induced (up to 30X higher adrenaline levels in the body) with resulting weakening and enlarging of the heart that occurs suddenly. There are no coronary blockages present. With supportive care and caridac meds, the majority will recover completely. A recent study of 6,800 cases found the majority were women (6,200) with those over 55 yrs having 5 times the increased likelihood to develop a &#8220;broken heart&#8221;!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: PREDICTING HEART DAMAGE BEFORE IT HAPPENS ON CHEMOTHERAPY</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-predicting-heart-damage-before-it-happens-on-chemotherapy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-predicting-heart-damage-before-it-happens-on-chemotherapy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:35:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ONCOLOGISTS AND CARDIOLOGISTS HAVE LONG BATTLED THE DEVELOPMENT OF CARDIOMYOPATHY (WEAK HEART MUSCLE) DURING OR AFTER TREATMENT OF CANCER WITH CHEMOTHERAPY. (ESPECIALLY FOR BREAST CANCER) RECENTLY, 2 STUDIES USING ECHOCARDIOGRAMS (ULTRASOUND OF THE HEART), WERE ABLE TO DETECT AN ABNORMAL RELAXATION PATTERN OF THE HEART MUSCLE (DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION) PRIOR TO ANY SIGNIFICANT MUSCLE DAMAGE OR WEAKNESS OCCURS (SYSTOLIC DYSFUNCTION). THEY SHOWED THAT USING THE BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICATION ACE INHIBITORS AND CHOLESTEROL LOWERING STATIN MEDICATIONS THIS ABNORMAL RELAXATION PATTERN COULD BE LESSENED. FURTHER LARGE STUDIES WILL BE PERFORMED.]]></description>
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		<title>FISH OIL UPDATE: QUALITY AND WOMEN’S INTAKE</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/fish-oil-update-quality-and-women%e2%80%99s-intake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/fish-oil-update-quality-and-women%e2%80%99s-intake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 12:26:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A. A RECENT CONSUMER REPORTS STUDY OF AT LEAST 15 MAJOR BRANDS, DETERMINED THAT OVERALL THEY CONTAINED THE STATED MILLIGRAM LABEL DOSE, BUT SOME MAY POSSIBLY CONTAIN PCB CONTAMINANTS OR FAIL TO HAVE STABLE STOMACH COATINGS DESIGNED TO PREVENT THE “FISHY” AFTERTASTE.  B. A STUDY OF NEARLY 50,000WOMEN (AVE AGE 30) AND FISH CONSUMPTION FOUND THAT OVER A TEN YEAR PERIOD, THE LOWEST INTAKE PRODUCED THE HIGHEST RISK FOR CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE.  (http://hyper.ahajournals.org/content/early/2011/12/04/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.179382.abstract) FOR MORE INFO, LISTEN TO OUR GREAT SHOW “WE MAKE YOU SLEEP WITH DA FISHES”, ONE OF OVER 70 SHOWS IN OUR ARCHIVES! &#160;]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: LIPITOR GOES GENERIC..BIG DEAL OR NOT?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-lipitor-goes-generic-big-deal-or-not/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 13:18:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I SAY BIG DEAL. WITH THE ONSET OF HEALTH CARE REFORM AND SUBSEQUENT DAY TO DAY RULE CHANGES BY INSURANCE COMPANIES, A STATIN DISCREPANCY EMERGED. OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, PATIENTS WERE TOLD THAT THEIR LIPITOR AND CRESTOR PRESCRIPTIONS WOULD NOT BE FILLED AND INSTEAD THE EQUIVALENT GENERIC STATIN (PRAVASTATIN, SIMVASTATIN etc) WOULD BE COVERED.  THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. AS I TELL MY PATIENTS, IF CRESTOR AND LIPTOR ARE THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, ALL THE OTHERS ARE  STUDIO APARTMENTS, REGARDLESS OF THEIR DOSAGES.  IT WAS OBSERVED IF WE FOLLOWED THEIR METHODS, A 6% INCREASE IN HEART ATTACK AND DEATH COULD OCCUR. SO, LIPITOR IS NOW ATORVASTATIN, A GENERIC SKYSCARAPER FOR THOSE WHO NEED ITS POWERFUL RISK REDUCTION.  AS ALWAYS, LEARN ALL THE FACTS, GOOD OR BAD ABOUT STATINS BY DISCUSSING THEM WITH YOUR HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. FOR HELP, PUT THE KEY WORD “STATIN” IN OUR SEARCH BAR FOR ALL OF OUR POSTS OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS.]]></description>
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		<title>GOT E.D.? IF YOU HAVE CARDIAC RISK, LIFESTYLE CHANGES HELP!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/got-e-d-if-you-have-cardiac-risk-lifestyle-changes-help/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/got-e-d-if-you-have-cardiac-risk-lifestyle-changes-help/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1649</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A RECENT ANALYSIS OF 6 STUDIES SHOWED THAT EITHER LIFESTYLE MODIFICATIONS (EXERCISE, DIET, WEIGHT LOSS) OF CARDIAC RISK FACTORS (HYPERTENSION, DIABETES, SMOKING, ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL) OR MEDICAL THERAPY (BP OR DIABETES MEDS, STATINS) ALSO SHOWED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION. TAKE THAT LITTLE BLUE PILL! FOR MORE INFO ON WHY E.D. MARKS THE COMING OF VASCULAR DISEASE, LISTEN TO &#8220;ITS BETTER TO BE IMPORTANT THAN IMPOTENT&#8221; FROM SHU ARCHIVES!]]></description>
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		<title>WHAT TO DO ABOUT NIACIN? NOTHING&#8230;.AGAIN.</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/what-to-do-about-niacin-nothing-again/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/what-to-do-about-niacin-nothing-again/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:20:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RECENTLY, NEWS THAT TAKING PRESCRIPTION EXTENDED RELEASE NIACIN MAY NOT BE BENEFICIAL IN HEART DISEASE PREVENTION, AND IN FACT, MAY BE HARMFUL. THIS WAS GENERATED FROM A TRIAL OF HEART DISEASE PATIENTS ALREADY ON A STATIN WITH VERY LOW LDL (BAD) LEVELS, BUT ALSO LOW HDL (GOOD) CHOLESTEROL. HISTORICALLY NIACIN BENEFITS BY RAISING HDL LEVELS. HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FROM THE EXPERTS AT THE NATIONAL LIPID ASSN: 1. THIS WAS A SMALL TRIAL, STOPPED PREMATURELY DUE TO FEAR OF INCREASED STROKE IN THE NIACIN ARM&#8211;WHEN DUST SETTLED, MOST BELIEVE STROKE RISK WAS &#8220;CHANCE&#8221; WITH NO DIFFERENCE VS. PLACEBO. MOST TRIALS CONTINUE TO 5 YEARS WITH CLINICAL BENEFITS SEEN 2-3 YRS INTO THE TRIAL. 2. NIACIN IS TRADITIONALLY USED TO BE AN ADJUNCT TO OTHER MEDS/SUPPLEMENTS TO LOWER LDL OR RAISE HDL (OR BOTH), THIS WAS NOT  THIS TRIAL&#8217;S DESIGN! 3. A LARGER, BETTER CONSTRUCTED TRIAL WITH VARIABLE LDL AND HDL LEVELS WILL ANSWER THE NIACIN ISSUE FOR THE &#8220;REAL WORLD&#8221;, BY 2013. UNTIL THEN, I AM CONTINUING MY NIACIN AND SO SHOULD YOU!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: STATINS AND CANCER&#8211;CAN WE FINALLY SAY NO ASSOCIATION?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-statins-and-cancer-can-we-finally-say-no-association/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:53:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FOLLOWING 20,000 PATIENTS, 40-80 YEARS OLD ON 40MG OF SIMVASTATIN FOR 11 YEARS, FOUND NO INCREASED CANCERS OR DEATH FROM CANCER. IN 2005 90,000 TOTAL WERE STUDIED FOR CARDIOVASCULAR BENEFIT WITH AN OVERALL 20% LESS EVENTS OR DEATH. TAKE HOME POINT: THIS WAS JUST ONE OF THE STATINS FOLLOWED, AND OUT OF 75 MILLION PRESCRIPTIONS FOR STATINS YEARLY TO THOSE WHO DONT ALREADY HAVE DOCUMENTED VASCULAR DISEASE, USE CAUTION WITH STATINS. REVIEW WITH YOUR DOCTOR THE INDICATIONS, SIDE EFFECTS AND RISK BENEFITS ALWAYS. FOR MORE INFO LISTEN:&#8221; STATINS-LIFESAVERS OR HARBINGERS OF DOOM&#8221; IN OUR ARCHIVES!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: VITAMIN D AND THE HEART&#8230;PROMISING OR IMPROBABLE?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-vitamin-d-and-the-heart-promising-or-improbable/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A RECENT DEBATE AT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSN MEETING THIS MONTH, QUESTIONED THE CLINICAL VALUE OF TREATING LOW LEVELS OF THIS GLOBALLY IMPORTANT VITAMIN. THEY SUGGEST WAITING FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE &#8220;VITAL&#8221; TRIAL WHICH WILL FOLLOW CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF CANCER AND HEART DISEASE IN PATIENTS ON FISH OIL OR VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS. THEY ALSO SET LIMITS B/W 2000-4000 UNITS/DAY SUGGESTING THAT HIGH LEVELS OF VIT D MAY BE HARMFUL (e.g. CANCER INCREASE) FOR MORE INFO CHECK OUT OUT SHOW ON VITAMIN D (OVER 70 SHOWS ARCHIVED!)]]></description>
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		<title>A THANKSGIVING LETTER</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/a-thanksgiving-letter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:19:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I sit here, in my new home in Marlboro New Jersey, just four days away from my 84th birthday, I find myself being extremely thankful this Thanksgiving week for being introduced to Dr. Scott Eisenberg in May of 2010. My son, Lloyd brought me to Dr. Frank Alario on May 24th, 2010 &#8211; the day after I flew in from my home in Florida to visit the family in New Jersey. Dr. Alario took one look at my ankles, which were swollen and listened to my heart. He picked his head up and told me that he wanted me to see his cardiologist immediately. My reply was, if he’s good for you, then please make the appointment for me&#8230; and Dr. Alario did. That same day &#8211; I saw Doctor “Scott”. I had been living in Delray Beach, Florida and been seeing doctors and cardiologists, however, unbeknownst to me, I was suffering from heart failure and failing fast. Dr. Eisenberg asked me about my history and I told him that I had a mio caria infraction in 1986 and in 1992 I had a quadruple bypass and endarterectomy. I told him that the surgery took place at Christiana Hospital<a href="http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/a-thanksgiving-letter/">...Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: WANT TO SURVIVE SURGERY? PUT ON A FEW POUNDS!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-want-to-survive-surgery-put-on-a-few-pounds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 16:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN A SURPRISING REPORT FROM THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF SURGERY, OF NEARLY 190,00 FOLLOWED FOR 2 YEARS, THOSE WITH THE LOWEST BMI, (BODY MASS INDEX = HEIGHT  AND WEIGHT RATIO) &#60;23 (NORMAL TO THIN) HAD A 40% HIGHER RISK OF DEATH AFTER SURGERY THAN THOSE WITH A BMI B/W 26-30 (OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE). THE HIGHEST RISK SURGERIES WERE EXPLORATORY ABDOMINAL PROCEDURES, AND THE LOWEST WERE BREAST LUMPECTOMIES. IN A RELATED STORY, McDONALDS WILL NOW HAVE A COUNTER AT ALL MAJOR SURGICENTERS!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: AN EGG A DAY LEADS TO&#8230;..DIABETES??</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-an-egg-a-day-leads-to-diabetes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-an-egg-a-day-leads-to-diabetes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:23:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRESUMABLY FROM ITS SATURATED FAT CONTENT, EATING AN EGG A DAY RESULTED IN TYPE 2 DIABETES IN 60% OF MEN AND NEARLY 80% WOMEN FOLLOWED DURING 20 YEARS OF STUDY.  WE LIPID SPECIALISTS VACILLATE BACK AND FORTH ON THE “DIETARY CHOLESTEROL” ISSUE OF EGGS, SHELLFISH ETC. Djoussé L, et al &#8220;Egg consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes in men and women&#8221; Diabetes Care2008; DOI: 10.2337/dc08-1271.]]></description>
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		<title>FROM THE AHA MEETING TO TV TO YOU: THE BUZZ ABOUT STEM CELLS</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/from-the-aha-meeting-to-tv-to-you-the-buzz-about-stem-cells/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/from-the-aha-meeting-to-tv-to-you-the-buzz-about-stem-cells/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:21:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1624</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THIS WAS THE FIRST CLINICAL, ALBEIT SMALL TRIAL USING BONE MARROW STEM (MONONUCLEAR) CELLS INJECTED INTO 7 PATIENTS UNDERGOING BYPASS SURGERY 2-3 WKS AFTER A HEART ATTACK.  A TOTAL OF 14 PATIENTS, ALL WITH WEAK HEART FUNCTION (CARDIOMYOPATHY) WERE STUDIED. THE  7 THAT RECEIVED THE CELLS AT BYPASS HAD NOT ONLY A STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN HEART FUNCTION, BUT A DECREASE IN THE SIZE OF THE HEART ATTACK SCAR AT 4 MONTHS AND 1 YEAR. LARGER SCALE TRIALS WITH REMOVAL OF CONTRIBUTING/COMPOUNDING VARIABLES WILL NEED TO TAKE PLACE BEFORE WE SEE THIS PRIME TIME FOLKS, BUT IT IS VERY PROMISING! ]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: THAT SOFT DRINK YOU DESIRE MAKES YOUR BP HIGHER!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-that-soft-drink-you-desire-makes-your-bp-higher/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-that-soft-drink-you-desire-makes-your-bp-higher/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:03:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1621</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[DRINKING A SUGARY SODA OR JUICE DAILY CAN GIVE YOU UP TO A 20% INCREASED CHANCE OF DEVELOPING HYPERTENSION.  SO IT WAS OBSERVED IN NEARLY 214,000 DURING 26 YEARS OF FOLLOW UP.  DAILY CONSUMPTION SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED HYPERTENSION RISK OVER MONTHLY USE. A POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTOR WAS THE VERY NUTRITIOUS (NOT) HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. ENJOY WATER OR 100% FRUIT JUICE, YOUR ARTERIES WILL THANK YOU!]]></description>
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		<title>FROM THE “SO, NOW WHAT DO WE DO FILE”: LOW FAT, LOW CARB DIETS MAY BE OF NO BENEFIT</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/from-the-%e2%80%9cso-now-what-do-we-do-file%e2%80%9d-low-fat-low-carb-diets-may-be-of-no-benefit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/from-the-%e2%80%9cso-now-what-do-we-do-file%e2%80%9d-low-fat-low-carb-diets-may-be-of-no-benefit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:57:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1617</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[CONFIRMING WHAT WE SAID ON OUR SHOW ‘IF IT LOOKS GOOD, DON’T EAT IT”, 1900 PATIENTS WERE SPLIT EVENLY BETWEEN A LOW CARB OR LOW FAT DIET.  THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE IN WEIGHT LOSS WITH EITHER APPROACH. LACK OF COMPLIANCE, TYPES OF FOODS AND EARLY DROP OUT SEEMED TO BE THE REASON. AS DR. DEAN ORNISH SAID LONG AGO, “APPROACHING DIET SHOULD NOT BE ABOUT WEIGHT LOSS, IT SHOULD FOCUS ON YOUR MORTALITY”. EAT AS IF YOUR LIFE DEPENDS ON IT, NOT FOR A WEDDING OR HIGH SCHOOL REUNION. ]]></description>
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		<title>NEW GENETIC LAB TEST TO SCREEN PATIENTS ON STATINS FOR HARMFUL MUSCLE DAMAGE</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/new-genetic-lab-test-to-screen-patients-on-statins-for-harmful-muscle-damage/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/new-genetic-lab-test-to-screen-patients-on-statins-for-harmful-muscle-damage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1613</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SCIENTISTS AT VANDERBILT WILL BEGIN SCREENING FOR A GENETIC VARIANT THAT INDUCES MYOPATHY (MUSCLE BREAKDOWN) IN PATIENTS TAKING THE DRUG SIMVASTATIN. PATIENTS WITH 2 COPIES OF THE GENE HAVE A 20X INCREASED RISK FOR MUSCLE ISSUES USING STATINS.  THE “PREDICT” TRIAL ALSO SCREENS FOR THE VARIANT THAT SOME POSSESS WHEN THEY TAKE PLAVIX AFTER A STENT, WHICH INTERACTS WITH CERTAIN OTHER DRUGS AND RENDERS PLAVIX LESS EFFECTIVE. ]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: UPDATED GUIDELINES TO PREVENT THE SECOND EVENT!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-updated-guidelines-to-prevent-the-second-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-updated-guidelines-to-prevent-the-second-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 13:06:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1611</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[AS I OFTEN STATE TO MY PATIENTS, IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO FIX CORONARY DISEASE WITH A BYPASS OR STENT, ITS MORE IMPORTANT TO FIND OUT WHY IT TRULY HAPPENED AND PREVENT IT FROM REOCCURRING! THE NEW AHA/ACC GUIDELINES INCLUDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PRESCRIBE CARDIAC REHAB AFTER AN EVENT BY THE FIRST FOLLOW UP VISIT, SCREEN FOR DEPRESSION AFTER A BYPASS OR HEART ATTACK, AND MORE AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT OF ALL THOSE WONDERFUL RISK FACTORS THAT GET US INTO TROUBLE!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: ALCOHOL AND BREAST CANCER INCIDENCE</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-alcohol-and-breast-cancer-incidence/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-alcohol-and-breast-cancer-incidence/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 20:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1609</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[YES, WE ARE SMARTER “HEART” UNIVERSITY, BUT THIS TOPIC WAS A BUZZ IN THE OFFICE TODAY.  OBSERVATIONS OF NEARLY 106,000 FROM 1980 TO 2008 REVEALED A 15% INCREASE IN HORMONE DEPENDENT (RECEPTOR POSITIVE) INVASIVE BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN WHO CONSUMED 3-6 DRINKS PER WEEK.  THE RISK JUMPED TO 50% IF &#62;30 DRINKS WERE CONSUMED WEEKLY, LARGELY DUE TO THE ASSOCIATION OF ALCOHOL WITH INCREASED ESTROGEN LEVELS. TAKE HOME POINT: WOMEN SHOULD WEIGH THEIR RISK OF BREAST CANCER VS. THEIR RISK OF HEART DISEASE (e.g.FAMILY HISTORY OF EITHER) BEFORE DECIDING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CONSUME ALCOHOL REGULARLY. AGE WAS NOT A FACTOR IN THIS STUDY, BTW.]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: WANT TO USE CHANTIX TO QUIT SMOKING? TRUE RISKS MAY BE UKNOWN</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-want-to-use-chantix-to-quit-smoking-true-risks-may-be-uknown/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-want-to-use-chantix-to-quit-smoking-true-risks-may-be-uknown/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 12:12:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1607</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A RECENT REPORT CASTS SUSPICION THAT THE FDA UNDERESTIMATED “PSYCHIATRIC” SIDE EFFECTS (SUICIDE, DEPRESSION ETC) OF TAKING THIS DRUG VS. OTHER SMOKING CESSATION PRODUCTS (NICOTINE PATCH, BUPROPRION AKA WELBUTRIN/ZYBAN). DUE TO THESE  RISKS (3X HIGHER THAN BUPROPRION AND 9X HIGHER THAN NICOTINE PATCHES), CHANTIX (VARENICLINE) IS RECOMMENDED BY ONE GROUP TO BE USED AFTER THESE OTHER MEASURES HAVE FAILED, NOT AS FIRST LINE THERAPY. ]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: WOMEN VS MEN- NO DIFFERENCE IN ANGIOPLASTY OUTCOME</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-women-vs-men-no-difference-in-angioplasty-outcome/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-women-vs-men-no-difference-in-angioplasty-outcome/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Nov 2011 00:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1604</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IN A STUNNING REVERSAL OF A LONG BELIEF THAT WOMEN SUFFER LOWER SUCCESS RATES AND HIGHER MORTALITY AFTER A CORONARY INTERVENTION (BALLOON, STENT ETC), A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS THE  SEX OF THE PATIENT ULTIMATELY DOES NOT DECIDE A WORSE OUTCOME. ]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: PREVENTING ALZHEIMERS BY A BP PILL?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-preventing-alzheimers-by-a-bp-pill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-preventing-alzheimers-by-a-bp-pill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:46:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1595</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A RECENT STUDY OF 60+ HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT USING ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKERS (DIOVAN, AVAPRO, BENICAR, COZAAR ETC), RESULTED IN LESS DEMENTIA OVER A 10 YR PERIOD VS BETA BLOCKERS, CALCIUM BLOCKERS, OR DIURETICS. TAKE HOME POINT: CONTROL OF VASCULAR FACTORS, ESPECIALLY BLOOD PRESSURE KEEPS YOUR BRAIN INTACT! LISTEN TO OUR LAST LIVE RADIO SHOW ON THIS TOPIC WITH SPECIAL GUEST DR. JOEL ROSS FOR MORE DETAILS, NEW LIVE WEBCASTS ARE COMING!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: LOWER CARDIAC RISK TAKING BP MEDS AT NIGHT</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-lower-cardiac-risk-taking-bp-meds-a-night/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-lower-cardiac-risk-taking-bp-meds-a-night/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:58:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FOR THOSE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (DEFINED ANYWHERE FROM MILD STAGE I TO SEVERE FAILURE STAGE 5), TAKING AT LEAST ONE ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE MEDICATION AT BEDTIME  RESULTED NOT ONLY IN BETTER PRESSURE CONTROL, BUT A 30% LESS CARDIOVASCULAR RISK AS WELL. IT HAS BEEN WELL KNOWN THAT THOSE WHO HAVE HIGHER NIGHTTIME BP (SHOULD DIP LOWER USUALLY) HAVE HIGHER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, BUT THE RESEARCHERS ALSO ADDED THAT URINE ALBUMIN(PROTEIN) EXCRETION (A MARKER OF WORSENING KIDNEY FUNCTION) MAY ALSO BE REDUCED WITH NIGHTTIME THERAPY.]]></description>
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		<title>MORE ON WEIGHT LOSS: LOSING OBESE STATUS IN MIDLIFE LOWERS MEN’S RISK</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/more-on-weight-loss-losing-obese-status-in-midlife-lowers-men%e2%80%99s-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/more-on-weight-loss-losing-obese-status-in-midlife-lowers-men%e2%80%99s-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1588</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IN A 19,000 STRONG STUDY FROM HARVARD, YOUNG MEN 18-28 WITH OBESE STATUS DEFINED BY BMI, ACHIEVING WEIGHT LOSS BY MID 40S LOWERED THEIR CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY. GUYS, ITS NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE YOUR LIFE!]]></description>
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		<title>POLL: WOULD YOU TAKE LIFESTYLE ADVICE (WEIGHT LOSS, EXERCISE) FROM AN OVERWEIGHT DOC?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/poll-would-you-take-lifestyle-advice-weight-loss-exercise-from-an-overweight-doc/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/poll-would-you-take-lifestyle-advice-weight-loss-exercise-from-an-overweight-doc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1586</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BASED ON STUDIES, NEARLY 40% OF PHYSICIANS AND 25% NURSES HAVE A BMI (BODY MASS INDEX: HEIGHT AND WEIGHT RATIO) &#62;25 (CONSIDERED A MARKER OF OBESITY). DOES A HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL THAT TAKES HIS OR HER OWN HEALTH SERIOUSLY MATTER WHEN THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO YOU? ]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: &#8220;SLEEPLESS IN NORWAY”, INSOMNIA = HEART ATTACK</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-sleepless-in-norway%e2%80%9d-insomnia-heart-attack/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-sleepless-in-norway%e2%80%9d-insomnia-heart-attack/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:53:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1584</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[52,000 NORWEGIAN MEN AND WOMEN HAD THEIR SLEEP HABITS FOLLOWED FOR 11 YEARS.  THOSE WITH INSOMNIA HAD A 45% INCREASE IN ACUTE HEART ATTACK AND THOSE WHO COULD NOT STAY ASLEEP HAD A 30% INCREASE. WE REPORTED IN AN EARLIER STUDY THAT &#60;5HOURS OF SLEEP NIGHTLY MAY INCREASE CARDIOVASCULAR RISK, ESPECIALLY HYPERTENSION.  IN A RELATED STORY, SALES OF AMBIEN IN NORWAY JUST SKYROCKETED.]]></description>
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		<title>NSAIDS AND THE HEART UPDATE</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/nsaids-and-the-heart-update/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/nsaids-and-the-heart-update/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1581</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[PREVIOUSLY, WE NOTIFIED YOU OF A 45% CHANCE OF A SECOND HEART ATTACK IN THOSE THAT TAKE NSAIDS (IBUPROFEN, NAPROXEN ETC) FOR PAIN AFTER THEIR FIRST EVENT. CURRENTLY, THERE APPEARS TO BE NO SAFE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NSAID USE IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE PRE-EXISTING HEART DISEASE. DICLONFENAC (VOLTAREN, CATAFLAM), APPEARS TO GIVE THE HIGHEST RISK,  EVEN THE SELECTIVE NSAID CELECOXIB (CELEBREX) IS NOT WITHOUT RISK. WE ALSO NOTIFIED YOU EARLIER THAT NAPROXEN (ALIEVE, NAPROSYN), APPEARED TO BE POTENTIALLY LESS HARMFUL IN A META-ANALYSIS OF 7 NSAIDS. OUR RECOMMENDATIONS TO OUR HEART PATIENTS: ITS OK TO TAKE ONE AS NEEDED FOR A REALLY PAINFUL DAY, BUT AVOID DAILY USE AND SEE YOUR DOCTOR FOR ALTERNATIVES. ]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: MARRIED WITH CHILDREN? LIVE LONGER.</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-married-with-children-live-longer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-married-with-children-live-longer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1578</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[IN A 10 YEAR RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF 138,000, WIVES THAT SAY “HONEY, I HAVE SOMETHING TO TELL YOU”, IS GOOD NEWS FOR THEIR HUSBANDS, MARKING LESS DEATH FROM HEART DISEASE. SPECIFICALLY, MEN WITH 2 OR MORE CHILDREN HAVE LESS CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY VS CHILDLESS MARRIED MEN WITH A 17% INCREASED RISK OF DYING. HYPOTHETICALLY, MALE HORMONAL DYSFUNCTION LEADING TO INFERTILITY MAY BE CONTRIBUTE. ]]></description>
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		<title>POSITIVE THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: OVER THE PAST 5 YEARS WE HAVE SEEN LESS HEART DISEASE</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/positive-thought-for-the-day-over-the-past-5-years-we-have-seen-less-heart-disease/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/positive-thought-for-the-day-over-the-past-5-years-we-have-seen-less-heart-disease/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:35:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[THANKS TO CONTROLLING BLOOD PRESSURE, SMOKING, AND LDL (BAD) CHOLESTEROL, WE ARE LIVING LONGER. YOU CAN DO IT TOO!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: WHO WINS THE BATTLE OF DIET VS. GENES?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-who-wins-the-battle-of-diet-vs-genes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-who-wins-the-battle-of-diet-vs-genes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN OUR PRACTICE WE EMPLOY THE HEALTH DIAGNOSTIC PROFILE, A PORTION OF WHICH DISPLAYS “E ALLELES” OR GENETIC MARKERS. THEY LET US KNOW IF YOU ARE WHO YOU ARE BORN TO, YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT, OR A COMPOSITE OF BOTH. RECENTLY A CHROMOSOME VARIANT FOR EARLY HEART DISEASE AND HEART ATTACKS HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS. A “PRUDENT” DIET OF RAW AND GREEN LEAFY VEGGIES, FRUITS ESP. BERRIES, AND NUTS, APPEARED IN AN ANALYSIS OF SEVERAL LARGE STUDIES TO MODIFY THIS HIGH RISK.]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: WOMEN AND CHOCOLATE-LESS STROKES,MORE FUN!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-women-and-chocolate-less-strokesmore-fun/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-women-and-chocolate-less-strokesmore-fun/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 13:03:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN A RECENT STUDY OF OVER 30,000 SWEDISH WOMEN AGE 49 TO 83, THOSE WHO CONSUMED A LITTLE OVER 2OZ/WEEK (2 CANDY BARS EQUIVALENT), HAD 20% LESS STROKES. NOTE: DARK CHOCOLATE, IN PARTICULAR THAT WHICH IS HIGH IN % CACAO (BETTER ANTIOXIDANT CAPABILITY AND LESS SUGAR), WAS NOT FACTORED IN. IT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR OVERALL HEALTH BENEFIT. DOES THIS GIVE NEW MEANING TO THE TERM “SWISS MISS?&#8221;]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: VITAMINS AND RISK OF DEATH-TRUTH OR MEDIA SPIN?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-vitamins-and-risk-of-death-truth-or-media-spin/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-vitamins-and-risk-of-death-truth-or-media-spin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:57:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A RECENT STUDY FROUGHT WITH CONTROVERSY HIT THE PRESS:  &#8220;An increase in mortality for those taking multivitamins, B6, folic acid, iron, copper, magnesium and zinc&#8221;. THIS WAS A STUDY OF OLDER WOMEN AND HAD MANY ERRORS IN DESIGN. 2 STUDIES REPORTED IN 2009 AND ONE FROM THIS YEAR FAILED TO AGREE WITH THIS FINDING SHOWING NO HARM FROM TAKING THESE OR ANY VITAMINS. BUT&#8230;.. ARE THEY OF ANY HELP? MANY WILL AGREE THAT A HEALTHY DIET OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES PROVIDES ALL ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND NUTRIENTS. SOME NEED MORE SUPPLEMENTATION. BUT AT WHAT PRICE? A RECENT REPORT ASSOCIATES ITAMIN E SUPPLEMENTATION AND HIGHER PROSTATE CANCER. FOR MORE INFO PLEASE LISTEN TO &#8220;THE A,B,C,D AND Es OF VITAMINS AND THE HEART&#8221; ON YOUR SHU!]]></description>
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		<title>DID YOU KNOW: VERY LITTLE EVIDENCE EXISTS TO TREAT HIGH CHOLESTEROL IN THOSE OVER 80?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/did-you-know-very-little-evidence-exists-to-treat-high-cholesterol-in-those-over-80/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/did-you-know-very-little-evidence-exists-to-treat-high-cholesterol-in-those-over-80/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 12:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A RECENT ANALYSIS REVIEWED ALL AVAILABLE STUDIES AND FOUND THAT CHOLESTEROL TREATMENT IN OCTOGENARIANS DID NOT EFFECT OVERALL LIFE AND DEATH. IN FACT, THE LOWEST LEVELS IN THESE PEOPLE HAD THE HIGHEST MORTALITY! NOTE TO SELF, IF I MAKE IT TO 80, THROW AWAY MY STATIN!]]></description>
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		<title>BACK FROM BRIEF BREAK, THIS JUST IN: BENEFITS OF LIPOSUCTION BEYOND BEAUTY?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/back-from-brief-break-this-just-in-benefits-of-liposuction-beyond-beauty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/back-from-brief-break-this-just-in-benefits-of-liposuction-beyond-beauty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LAST MONTH A STUDY REPORTED A 43% DROP IN TRIGLYCERIDES (REPRESENTING CARBOHYDRATES AND SUGAR CONTROL) IN 230 PATIENTS. BEFORE YOU HEAD TO THE BLADE, THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN TOTAL CHOLESTEROL OR BLOOD SUGAR OBSERVED. IN 2004, 4 TIMES THE USUAL FAT REMOVAL WITH NO CHANGE IN DIET OR EXERCISE,  RESULTED IN NO CHANGE IN BLOOD SUGAR, INFLAMMATION MARKERS,OR BLOOD PRESSURE AT 12 WEEKS.  BOTTOM LINE: EQUAL WEIGHT AND FAT LOSS BY DIET AND EXERCISE HAS  SIGNIFICANTLY SHOWN TO REDUCE ALL THESE PARAMETERS! ]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: NORMAL ANGIOGRAMS NO SECURITY FOR WOMEN WITH HEART ATTACKS</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-normal-angiograms-no-security-for-women-with-heart-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-normal-angiograms-no-security-for-women-with-heart-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[USING MRI AND ULTRASOUND TECHNOLOGY, UP TO 70% ABNORMAL PLAQUE FINDINGS WERE OBSERVED IN WOMEN WITH “NORMALLY” APPEARING ARTERIES ON ANGIOGRAMS (CATHETERIZATIONS). WOMEN ARE NEARLY 3 TIMES MORE LIKELY THAN MEN TO HAVE NO SIGNIFICANT BLOCKAGE (&#62;50%) PRIOR TO HEART ATTACK. PLAQUE UNSEEN TO THE NAKED EYE OF THE PHYSICIAN, “RUPTURES” LIKE A VOCANO. THE BODY MUST REACT BY CLOTTING THE BLOOD IN THIS AREA WHICH CAN OBSTRUCT BLOOD FLOW AND DAMAGE THE HEART.]]></description>
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		<title>Dementia: It&#8217;s Not Just The A Word Anymore</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/dementia-its-not-just-the-a-word-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/dementia-its-not-just-the-a-word-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 16:21:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[dementia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<h3>Smarter Heart University Radio September 28, 2011</h3>

WE WELCOME DR JOEL ROSS, ESTEEMED EXPERT ON DEMENTIA IN OUR STUDIO FOR THIS, OUR LAST LIVE AM RADIO SHOW! WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND HOPE WE MADE HEART HEALTH EASIER TO FOLLOW FOR THE PAST YEAR! SHU.COM WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO BE HERE FOR YOU AND BROADCASTS WILL ALSO CONTINUE VIA WEEKLY WEBCASTS!

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		<title>THIS AM: “DEMENTIA- IT’S NOT JUST THE A WORD ANYMORE&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-am-%e2%80%9cdementia-it%e2%80%99s-not-just-the-a-word-anymore/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-am-%e2%80%9cdementia-it%e2%80%99s-not-just-the-a-word-anymore/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TUNE IN 10AM ON WOBM AM 1160/1310 AT THE JERSEY SHORE OR CLICK “LISTEN LIVE” ON OUR WEBSITE FOR INTERNET STREAMING. WE WELCOME DR JOEL ROSS, ESTEEMED EXPERT ON DEMENTIA IN OUR STUDIO FOR THIS, OUR LAST LIVE AM RADIO SHOW! CALLERS, ONE LAST CHANCE, 732 364-5830 FOR ALL YOUR THOUGHTS AND QUESTIONS. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR ALL OF YOUR SUPPORT AND HOPE WE MADE HEART HEALTH EASIER TO FOLLOW FOR THE PAST YEAR! SHU.COM WILL ALWAYS CONTINUE TO BE HERE FOR YOU AND BROADCASTS WILL ALSO CONTINUE VIA WEEKLY WEBCASTS!]]></description>
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		<title>WINE IS FINE&#8230;ARE POLYPHENOLS QUICKER?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/wine-is-fine-are-polyphenols-quicker/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/wine-is-fine-are-polyphenols-quicker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 01:33:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[WE HAVE DONE 2 SHOWS  (“I LEFT MY HEART IN NAPA VALLEY&#8221;, 2010 AND 2011),  EXTOLLING THE VIRTUES OF MODERATE WINE CONSUMPTION OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME IMPROVING CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY.  ALL ALCOHOL CONTAINS “PHENOLS”,  ANTIOXIDANT COMPOUNDS THAT IMPROVE ARTERIAL FUNCTION. RESVERATROL, A POTENT PHENOL IS FOUND INTHE SKIN OF RED GRAPES AND WHEN INJECTED INTO LABORATORY RATS, IMPROVES LONGEVITY, CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS AND MORE.  A RECENT SMALL STUDY TESTED HUMANS WITH PLACEBO, LOW AND HIGH DOSE POLYPHENOLS (EQUIVALENT TO 2-3 GLASSES OF RED WINE DAILY) ON LOWERING OF BLOOD PRESSURE. THERE WAS NO DIFFERENCE OBSERVED IN ANY OF THE GROUPS. WE AWAIT THE DAY A TRUE ORAL DOSE OF POLYPHENOLS , (AND RESVERATROL FOR THAT MATTER) WILL CLINICALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. ]]></description>
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		<title>2 NEW DIETARY STUDIES ARE IN:</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/2-new-dietary-studies-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/2-new-dietary-studies-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 20:01:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/?p=1537</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[FIRST, DAILY CONSUMPTION OF WHITE FRUITS AND VEGGIES, (APPLES,PEARS,GARLIC,ONION,CUCUMBER,AND CALIFLOWER) REDUCED STROKE RISK BY 50% OVER A 10 YEAR PERIOD. NEXT, &#62;27,000 OVER 15 YEARS WITH HIGH ANIMAL PROTEIN (ESP. PROCESSED MEATS) INTAKE HAD A NEARLY 40% INCREASED INCIDENCE OF TYPE 2 DIABETES. THE SOURCE MAY POSSIBLY BE VIA INCREASED INFLAMMATION. HIGH INTAKE OF FIBER RICH BREADS AND CEREALS SEEMED TO BE PROTECTIVE (NO, NOT CHEERIOS!)]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: YOU ARE A DIABETIC 10 YEARS BEFORE YOU ARE A DIABETIC!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-you-are-a-diabetic-10-years-before-you-are-a-diabetic/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-you-are-a-diabetic-10-years-before-you-are-a-diabetic/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Sep 2011 17:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ON OUR SHOW &#8220;THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS BORDERLINE DIABETES&#8221; , WE WARNED YOU THAT ELEVATED TRIGLYCERIDES, LOW HDL CHOLESTEROL, HIGH FASTING SUGAR AND OTHER PARAMETERS PREDICTED THE ONSET OF DIABETES BY 10 YEARS. NOW A STUDY OF 565 PTS WITH FASTING SUGAR &#62;126 AND HEMOGLOBIN (HB)AIC OF &#62;6.5% AT BASELINE SHOWED HIGHER ONSET OF DIABETES 10 YEARS LATER! TIP: LIFESTYLE CHANGES DURING THIS PERIOD CAN PREVENT DIABETES BY UP TO 60%!]]></description>
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		<title>AFIB Update: It&#8217;s Not Just For Barry Mannilow And Other Celebs!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/afib-update-its-not-just-for-barry-mannilow-and-other-celebs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/afib-update-its-not-just-for-barry-mannilow-and-other-celebs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 16:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<h3>Smarter Heart University Radio September 21, 2011</h3>
150 HAVE ALREADY LISTENED TO LAST YEARS SHOW ON THIS COMPLEX ISSUE! JOIN US AS WE UPDATE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION.

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		<title>TOMORROW 10AM: 2011 AFIB UPDATE ON YOUR SHU</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/tomorrow-10am-2011-afib-update-on-your-shu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/tomorrow-10am-2011-afib-update-on-your-shu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2011 00:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[150 HAVE ALREADY LISTENED TO LAST YEARS SHOW ON THIS COMPLEX ISSUE! JOIN US AS WE UPDATE ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND TAKE YOUR CALLS, 10AM, WOBM AM 1160/1310 AT THE JERSEY SHORE OR CLICK “LISTEN LIVE” ON OUR WEBSITE FOR THE LIVE BROADCAST. CALLERS 732-364-5830 WITH ANY QUESTIONS. ]]></description>
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		<title>GOT LP(A)? EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS? READ ON</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/got-lpa-even-know-what-it-is-read-on/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/got-lpa-even-know-what-it-is-read-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FEW KNOW OF THE SOMETIMES DEADLY LIPOPROTEIN (A) OR AS I DESCRIBE TO MY PATIENTS &#8220;THE EVIL MUTANT TWIN BROTHER OF BAD LDL CHOLESTEROL&#8221; IT IS A GENETIC (INHERITED FROM MOM OR DAD) NIGHTMARE FOR SOME. IF BAD CHOLESTEROL IS LIKE ELMER&#8217;S GLUE, THIS GUY IS THE CRAZY GLUE THAT STICKS TO EVERYTHING, CAUSING EARLY BLOCKAGES IN THE HEART, HEART ATTACKS AND STROKES. IF YOU HAVE A NICE LINEAGE OF EARLY VASCULAR DISEASE, (e.g.  GRANDPARENTS,UNCLES, PATENTS, COUSINS ALL WITH DISEASE) A SIMPLE BLOOD TEST CAN HELP DETECT Lp (a) EARLY AND TREAMENT IS SIMPLE: GET LDL &#60;100 SO THEY CANT TEAM UP! FOR MORE LISTEN TO &#8220;CARDIAC MARKERS THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE&#8221; ON OUR WEBSITE!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: HUGE DANISH STUDY SHOWS EYE MARKINGS PREDICT HEART ATTACKS</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-huge-danish-study-shows-eye-markings-predict-heart-attacks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-huge-danish-study-shows-eye-markings-predict-heart-attacks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 23:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEARLY 13,000 OVER 33 YEARS WERE FOLLOWED FOR VARIOUS CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS.  THOSE THAT HAD XANTHALASMAS (ZAN-THA-LAZ-MA),  YELLOW SPOTS  WHICH MARK CHOLESTEROL DEPOSITS ON THE UPPER AND LOWER EYELIDS, HAD AN ABSOLUTE HIGHER 10 YEAR RISK OF HEART ATTACK, HEART DISEASE,  AND DEATH.  WOMEN &#60;55 HAD SLIGHTLY HIGHER RISK THAN MEN,  AND CHOLESTEROL LEVELS DID NOT FACTOR IN THIS STUDY. CONCLUSION: POSSESSING THIS SKIN MARKER IS NOT JUST A COSMETIC EYESORE, IT MAY MARK HIGHER CARDIOVASCULAR RISK.  OWNERS SHOULD SEEK AGGRESSIVE SCREENING BY THEIR PHYSICIANS.  ]]></description>
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		<title>ARSENIC AND THE HEART: COULD DR. OZ BE ON TO SOMETHING?</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/arsenic-and-the-heart-could-dr-oz-be-on-to-something/</link>
		<comments>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/arsenic-and-the-heart-could-dr-oz-be-on-to-something/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:42:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[APPLE JUICE ASIDE, ARSENIC HAS BEEN IN THE NEWS SINCE A 1996 AHA REPORT OF ARSENIC ASSOCIATED HEART DISEASE FROM THE DRINKING WATER  IN CHINESE VILLAGES. (BTW, WE GET A LARGE AMOUNT OF APPLES FROM CHINA). ARSENIC IS FOUND IN THE EARTH&#8217;S SOIL AND ROCK, IN THE AIR, AND IS HIGHER IN SMOKERS. IN 2008 A CONCERN WAS RAISED OVER EPA STANDARDS OF ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER TO PROTECT AGAINST CARDIOVASCULAR RISK. MOST RECENTLY, A STUDY IN THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL OF NEARLY 12,000 IN BANGLADESH SHOWED A DOSE RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP OF ARSENIC IN THE DRINKING WATER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DEATH.  MAYBE THE EPA AND FDA OUGHT TO RETHINK THEIR POSITIONS?]]></description>
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		<title>UPDATE FROM EUROPE: STATIN USE IN DIABETES</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/update-from-europe-statin-use-in-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 11:32:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN JUNE, WE POSTED RESULTS OF A TRIAL THAT SUGGESTED HIGH DOSE STATINS CONTRIBUTE TO DIABETES ONSET OR WORSENING.  BACKROUND: 2001 GUIDELINES STATED DIABETES IS A “CORONARY RISK EQUIVALENT”,  REQUIRING STATINS TO REDUCE HEART DISEASE/EVENTS. CURRENTLY, THIS CONCEPT IS HOTLY CONTESTED WITH THE SUGGESTION THAT DOCTORS EXAMINE EACH INDIVIDUAL FOR VASCULAR RISK AND DETERMINE IF STATINS SHOULD BE INSTITUTED. THOUGHTS?]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: REGULAR TREADMILL STRESS TESTS EQUAL NUCLEAR TESTING FOR WOMEN WITH CHEST PAIN</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-regular-treadmill-stress-tests-equal-nuclear-testing-for-women-with-chest-pain/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:32:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[IN THE PAST, STRESS TESTING FOR WOMEN WAS THOUGHT TO POORLY DIAGNOSE HEART DISEASE OR PREDICT HEART ATTACK, ESPECIALLY USING ROUTINE TREADMILL TESTS WITHOUT NUCLEAR PICTURES. A NEW STUDY SUGGESTS A $150 EXERCISE TREADMILL TEST PREDICTS CORONARY DISEASE JUST AS WELL AS A $500 NUCLEAR TEST IN WOMEN WITH “TYPICAL” ANGINA. THAT BENG SAID, MUCH LESS WOMEN HAVE TYPICAL SYMPTOMS, THIS MUST BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION!]]></description>
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		<title>THIS JUST IN: THE &#8220;TSUNAMI OF THE CENTURY&#8221; IS NOT THE CAST OF &#8220;JERSEY SHORE&#8221;, ITS DIABETES!</title>
		<link>http://www.smarterheartuniversity.com/this-just-in-the-tsunami-of-the-century-is-not-the-cast-of-jersey-shore-its-diabetes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:19:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>DrScott</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEW WORLDWIDE ESTIMATES PLACE 366 MILLION WITH THIS DEADLY DISEASE, CAUSING NEAR 5 MILLION DEATHS A YEAR. THIS NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 600 MILLION IN THE NEXT 20 YEARS! CLEARLY, A LOT OF WORK (OR WORKOUT) IS NEEDED.]]></description>
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