Heart Health Blogs

Many of you have seen the breaking news as I have. A new study released yesterday in the journal Nature Medicine determined that the fat and cholesterol in red meat isn’t what makes red meat a cardiovascular risk—but rather it’s the L-carnitine in red meat that’s troublesome. Here's my take...

When it comes to heart health, there are many known risk factors that we’re all aware of—like high blood pressure and obesity. But there are also many “hidden risk factors” that are lurking in our daily lives, impacting our hearts without our knowledge. Here are three that everyone should be aware of.

I’m often asked what makes a good cardiologist. Aside from sound medical training, and plenty of years of clinical experience, here are things that make a cardiologist a “top doc” on my list.