What you need to know about heart attacks

A heart attack is a sudden blockage in the arteries that carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart What you should know: •Heart attacks results from plague in arteries •Lifestyle habits and family history can be risk factors •Some risk factors are reversible Related Videos: •Heart Health videos, www.youtube.com •Hypertension videos, www.youtube.com •Cholesterol videos , www.youtube.com […]

Cozaar (losartan) reduces strokes by 40%, but does NOT reduce heart attacks

fatnews.com Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ FatNews.com. larryhobbs@fatnews.com The blood pressure medicine Cozaar [losartan] [reduced strokes by 40%, but] did NOT reduce [heart attacks]…. Between Cozaar and the beta blocker atenolol, Cozaar, some might argue, is only the lesser of two evils. — Franz Messerli, MD, European Heart Journal, 2003. Cozaar [losartan] is an […]

Can Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBS) Increase Heart Attacks? New Information From The British Medical Journal

Can Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBS) Increase Heart Attacks? New Information From The British Medical Journal TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA (PRWEB) January 19, 2005 Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, also called ARBs, are one of the fastest growing medications in Canada for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure. However, recent evidence published in the prestigious British […]