Healthbuzz @ Jim.MD

For 1/3rd of heart attack victims, sudden death is the first symptom that something is wrong. But there are clues and factors you can control to reduce your risk. Today Dr Jim talks about the clues, controlling risk factors and explains the process of a heart attack.

Could an automatic external defibrillator, or AED, have saved Tim Russert’s life? Listen now to hear Dr Jim’s opinion…

 

 Russert [5:30m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by Dr Jim \\ tags: AED, Automatic Defibrillator, automatic external defibrillator, heart attack, heart attack risk factors, heart disease, ruptured plaque, sudden cardiac death, sudden coronary death, tim russert, ventricular tachycardia

A study published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that the #1 prescribed medication for elevated cholesterol may not work as advertised. How did this drug “of last resort” get to be #1? Is it still a useful medication? Is newer always better? Listen now to learn these answers and more…

 

 Vytorin and Zetia [11:31m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

written by Dr Jim \\ tags: cholesterol, crestor, HDL, heart disease, LDL, lipitor, triglyceride, Vytorin, Zetia, zocor