Yoga May Also Calm a Dangerous Irregular Heartbeat - US News and World Report

In a small preliminary study, the ancient art of yoga appeared to halve the number of episodes of a potentially dangerous irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation.

Three sessions of yoga a week also improved quality of life, lowering levels of the anxiety and depression which often plagues patients with this condition, according to research to be presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in New Orleans.

"These are exciting results," said Dr. Raul Mitrani, director of the cardiac rhythm device clinic at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Although it didn't cure atrial fibrillation, he added, it did seem to cut the number of "a-fib" episodes.

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Study Finds Conflicts of Interest Among Medical Panelists - NYTimes.com

Doctors with private financial conflicts of interest dominated some of the panels that wrote guidelines on cardiovascular health in recent years, according to a medical journal study released on Monday.

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Dr. Ralph L. Sacco, president of the American Heart Association.

The guideline panels are the select groups of experts who are assigned to evaluate science independently and issue their advice to other doctors on what to do in clinical practice. The guidelines influence medical care, product choice, insurance coverage, government policy and malpractice cases.

The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, found that conflicts of interest were reported by 56 percent of 498 people who helped write 17 guidelines for the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, from 2003 through 2008.

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Practice Guidelines: Managing Chronic Heart Failure - Mosby' s Nursing Suite

With the U.S. population aging, chronic heart failure is on the rise. Now healthcare professionals must diagnose and manage this complex, life-threatening syndrome more effectively than ever. To help, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association provide complete practice guidelines for the four stages of heart failure.

The American Heart Association has identified these four stages of heart failure (HF), which complement the NYHA classifications:

• Stage A: At high risk for HF but no structural heart disease or HF symptoms
• Stage B: Structural heart disease but no HF signs or symptoms
• Stage C: Structural heart disease and prior or current HF symptoms
• Stage D: Refractory HF that requires specialized interventions

According to the guidelines, possibly the most effective and least followed general measures are close attention and follow-up. These require regular assessment, patient teaching, monitoring of adherence to the plan of care, and evaluation of the patient’s response. To help you and your colleagues align your practice with current guidelines, the following list summarizes teaching for patients with Stage C heart failure. 

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Heart Advice from a Cardiologist - Prevention.com

By Arthur Agatston , Arthur Agatston, MD, is a preventive cardiologist and Prevention's "From the Heart Doc." He is also a member of Prevention's medical advisory board.

I'm 62 and, thankfully, have never been hospitalized, nor can I remember calling in sick. I still work 12-hour days, walk the golf course, hit the heavy bag, and, not too long ago, even played ice hockey. Other than some minor colds, flus, and heartburn, I have been very healthy, and I take no regular medications. How I've managed this isn't a secret. My philosophy is in my books. But for this special issue of Prevention, I want to summarize it for you--what I eat, how I exercise and beat stress, even my own advice that I struggle with. Here's my personal Rx--feel free to make it your own:

Eat three squares and a snack: I start most days with a three-egg omelet (one yolk and whites) and some green tea with a scoop of Benefiber (a natural fiber supplement). For lunch, I usually order baked salmon and grilled veggies from a nearby restaurant. I never eat fast food. And for dinner, my wife, Sari, typically makes fish or chicken with veggies. We eat little starch at home. If I get hungry during the day or when I'm traveling, I'll have a mozzarella stick, fruit, wasabi-coated soy nuts, other nuts, or a high-fiber bar.

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