Individuals who have engaged in an active and exemplary lifestyle free of any symptoms lifelong can still be at extremely high risk for heart attack and sudden death. In June
In 2007, at a time when I was leaving a cardiology practice in Louisville and moving to one in St. Louis, I decided that I needed to add interpretation of
Although the skeptical cardiologist questions the value of many procedures and diagnostic tests in cardiology, he remains an enthusiastic advocate of the use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing to
A few days after turning 69 the skeptical cardiologist walked into the Magdalena Ecke YMCA and began a program called EGYM. I’d seen banners advertising this program and was intrigued
The recent sudden, unexpected death of prominent soccer journalist Grant Wahl from a ruptured ascending aortic aneurysm prompted the skeptical cardiologist to resuscitate his dormant article on measuring the aorta
The skeptical cardiologist has updated his post from 2017 entitled “Are you on the fence about statin drugs?”. You’ll be happy to hear that Geo, the subject of that post,
The skeptical cardiologist has been taking a beta-blocker, nebivolol, for the last seven years. Like all beta-blockers, nebivolol (brand name Bystolic), slows the heart rate and lowers the blood pressure,
Now that you’ve completed your Rockport Walking Test and have generated an estimate of your cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) you are likely eager to know how your estimated MVO2 compares to
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today