the branch of medicine that deals with diseases and abnormalities of the heart.
Questions tagged [cardiology]
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Did this woman die of a heart attack?
The video below circulated in Singapore (and I think Malaysia too) on Whatsapp and Facebook with the accompanying message. (Though my guess is that it was taken in China.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nV5y9Xr71gQ
Accompanying message
This lady…
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Is stair climbing linked to heart disease?
I was in the gym today and a (bro-science) trainer told me that I shouldn't use the stair climbing machine because it causes abnormal heart enlargement and associated heart diseases. I asked him for a resource and he said he saw is on Facebook but…
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Does nuclear radiation increase the risk of heart attacks?
In Adam Higginbotham's article Chernobyl 20 years on, it's implied that nuclear radiation increases the risk of heart attacks:
Now, nearly 20 years after the disaster, the survivors of Chernobyl
are scattered across the former Soviet Union,…
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Are the new lower bounds for "high blood pressure" associated with a doubling of risk of complications?
The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have announced a change in the guidelines for defining blood pressure categories.
In particular, they have lowered the point of treatment from 140/90 mm Hg to 130/80 mm Hg, which…
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Can hickeys induce a heart attack / stroke?
According to a lot of sources you could suffer a stroke or heart attack by getting a hickey. However I can't find any papers on the matter. Since this lead to a heated argument between me and my girlfriend, me using the argument that even a lot of…
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Did a CDC Study confirm a 13,200% increase in Autoimmune Heart Disease After Covid-19 mRNA Vaccines were administered?
This twitter post backed by this article makes the claim that a CDC study found a 13,200% increase in Autoimmune Heart Disease after taking a Covid-19 mRNA vaccine.
While the twitter account and site are heavily leaning on an anti-vaccination bias,…
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Do 30% of seniors get a heart attack each year?
I saw an ad somewhere that claimed 30% of seniors die each year from heart attack. This sounds way, way too much. Is it really true?
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Does wheat cause coronary heart disease?
Most health organizations see wheat as an healthy food. However I wrote an article arguing that wheat could be a risk factor of coronary heart disease.
I know there is a similar question: Is wheat the cause of numerous, serious health problems?
But…
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Do COVID-19 vaccines cause myocarditis in younger men at a rate higher than the virus?
Dr Keith Moran is a practising physician and consultant in internal medicine with a Youtube Channel discussing medicine.
In May 2023, he posted a video talking about the risks of myocarditis (inflammation of the heart muscle) from COVID-19…
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Does the heart pump blood through arteries?
The conventional model of the circulatory system assumes the heart pumps blood out of the ventricles through a series of progressively branching arteries of decreasing diameter transitioning to innumerable microscopic capillaries which then…
