If your heart is dear to you. Read five interesting articles about cardiovascular disease in this special. What are the complaints and how can you best combat them?
Cholesterol Reducers: Do You Really Need Them?
Statins lower cholesterol in the blood and thus the risk of cardiovascular disease. When should you take them? Science journalist Hans van Maanen will update you.
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Living with heart failure can be learned
In heart failure, the heart slowly becomes overloaded, often without the
patient notices. What causes heart failure and what can be done about it?
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Bart Romer survived a heart attack
At the age of 48 mediaman Bart Römer had a heart attack. Just like that. For Plus Magazine he describes his feelings in the following year. ‘My first words of the day were very long: I’m still here.’
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Electricity surge can save lives
An Automated External Defibrillator can get a heart pumping again after a cardiac arrest or infarction. Yet few people have an AED themselves, while it increases the chance of survival.
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Heart problems in women differently
It is becoming increasingly clear how different heart disease is in men and women. Many people think that more men die from it, but this is not the case. Read it here!
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Eating smarter for better blood pressure and lower cholesterol
In this article you will find useful eating tips for better cholesterol and lower blood pressure. PlusOnline lists them for you.
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Sources):
- Plus Magazine
