by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
Without a doubt one of the most powerful tools in cardiology is the heart catheterization (often called a cardiac angiogram). This involves advancing a very small flexible tube directly into the heart chambers and the blood vessels that supply the heart. This then...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
IN the coming month we will see for the first time data from the Physician Payments Sunshine Act now entitled the Open Payments Program. Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes transparency by publishing the financial relationships between the...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
It has been one of the greatest mysteries of the human body: why do we need to sleep? At a glance, it doesn’t seem to serve a useful purpose and yet, deprived of sleep, most of us are eventually unable to function. Studies now show that when we go to sleep the brain...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
This month I’d like to discuss how we can utilize technology to protect our heart and strengthen our body. Some of the biggest names in the business (Apple®, Google®, and Samsung®) and other enterprises are investing heavily on what is called wearable technology such...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
This year the Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC) issued a report that hopefully will shake up the food industry and more importantly individual Americans. While it would be impossible to summarize the 500 page report...
by NSC Cardiology Team | Feb 8, 2021
Lowering Bad Cholesterol While diet and exercise are always the first step, for many patients this is not enough. Statins have been the major class of drugs used to lower bad cholesterol (LDL). Overall these drugs are very safe, effective, and in many cases...
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