Reader Pat asked the skeptical cardiologist the following question: Which would be the better heart healthy choice? Walking briskly 3 x week or swimming for 45 minutes 2-3 x a
While researching afib-detection apps recently, the skeptical cardiologist stumbled across an article with the title “Resistance training – an underutilized drug available in everybody’s medicine cabinet” This brief post from
A reader who runs 5Ks posted a question recently which indicated concern that his heart rate during intense exercise was much higher than his age-predicted heart rate. He writes I’m
As we age our hearts and arteries become stiffer. This cardiovascular stiffening plays a key role in hypertension, atrial fibrillation, and heart failure in older individuals.Age-related cardiac stiffening is worse
A doctor colleague of the skeptical cardiologist was riding his bike on a quiet road here in St. Louis recently when he suddenly awoke in a hospital bed. His friend
Since determining that running would lower my cardiovascular risk and that it was actually good for my wonky knees (running is associated with a lower risk of ostearthritis or hip
The skeptical cardiologist has a few nonagenarian patients who seemingly defy the ravages of aging and remain vibrant and active into their late 90’s. Eugene, for example, still ballroom dances
In 2014 the skeptical cardiologist wrote about a study that found that any amount of leisure-time running was associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease This had caused me
Anthony C. Pearson M.D., F.A.C.C. is a cardiologist, musician, writer and a regular columnist at MedPage Today