Hey Cyclists, I know. You ride a lot. You eat well. You stay thin. So you rightfully call yourself athletic. Congratulations. Now, take the time in the off-season to go get your blood pressure checked. Doing so is free in most grocery stores and pharmacies. Plus, you get to grin at that funny voice that […]
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At the core of my doctoring self, I am an internist and cardiologist–just like a heart surgeon is a surgeon, a judge a lawyer, and an electrical engineer an engineer. Heart rhythm disorders do not occur in a vacuum, they occur in people. And people are complicated. There are nearly always other medical issues that […]
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I am trying to get off the topic, of fatness, that is. But just when it seems right to move on, to something less hopeless; we hear that even doctors can be felled by obesity’s resilience. To the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group of well-meaning doctors who are buying expensive TV ads blaming McDonalds […]
After reading this Washington Post story on the complexity of AF ablation decisions, I wrote, and wrote, and it just didn’t come together well. Â Not well enough to do the topic of AF ablation justice. Â Then this thoughtful email came. My question: How does a patient have even the faintest idea whose advice is better […]
This week marked my third root canal this year. Ouch! 2009 also included a dental implant and subsequent crown. Who pays for this professional service? See figure 1… 950 dollars is indeed the going rate. Notice the guarantor is yours truly, not Anthem, Humana, GE, General Motors, UPS or anyone else. A regular Discover card […]
November marks the annual American Heart Association (AHA) meeting. This is one of the few major heart meetings each year. AHA focuses on the newest technologies for the treatment of ongoing cardiac disease. Termed, “secondary prevention,” this year there were studies on implantable devices for heart failure, new blood thinners to assist in the squishing […]
I still like reading the sports page. I am a fan of sports. Two stories today compelled me to reflect on basketball, my childhood love. I was a basketball fan. It was like cycling is to me presently. Basketball has changed: http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091013/SPORTS03/910130365/1002/sports/UK++Gillispie+reach+agreement++ex-coach+to+get+almost+$3+million http://www.courier-journal.com/article/20091013/SPORTS02/910130359/1002/sports/U+of+L+s+Jennings+issues+apology As an adult, I often sleep listening to podcasts (2Johns, Heart Rhythm, […]