Monday, 28 April 2014

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This week: What your doctor should do to evaluate you if you have syncope.  And - treating hypertension in older people. 

How Syncope Should Be Evaluated
If you have had syncope (transient loss of consciousness), your doctor will want to do an evaluation to figure out what caused it.  Fortunately, in most cases the evaluation of... Read more

Treating Hypertension in Older People
Hypertension - high blood pressure - is at least as important in older people as it is in younger people. And it's at least as important that hypertension in older... Read more

Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVCs)
PVCs are a common form of cardiac arrhythmia, and their significance can be confusing to both patients and their doctors. Read about PVCs, how to tell if they're medically... Read more

Should I Have A Coronary Calcium Scan?
A reader asks whether his doctor's recommendation that he have a coronary calcium scan - despite not having any cardiac symptoms, and with a normal stress test - is a... Read more


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