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• [1] James from Brooklyn October 19, 2007 - 01:31PM

  Leonard:

  I watched the first part of the PBS heart series. There was an amazing story about a woman named Beth, who lost her heart function while being treated for a blockage. Can you ask Dr. Libby what exactly happened and how she is now?

  
  
• [2] sara gold from nyc October 19, 2007 - 01:31PM

  Just wondering - was that Cilla Black singing "Anyone Who Had A Heart" rather than Dionne Warwick?

  And, yes, I've made my fall donation!

  
  
• [3] Amy from Manhattan October 19, 2007 - 01:34PM

  On high blood pressure, I heard Dr. Libby mention medications but not diet and other lifestyle changes. I've been reading about studies of the DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet for years. This is not a fad diet--the studies were done by the Nat'l. Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, which found that many people following the DASH diet could reduce the amount of blood pressure medication they needed, & in some cases were even able to stop taking it. I'd like to hear Dr. Libby's opinion on what diet can do for hypertension & other heart-related problems.

  I'm a medical editor, but I didn't read about the DASH diet on the job--it was in the Center for Science in the Public Interest's publication, "Nutrition Action." The public should know more about this, & so should doctors. When friends tell me they've been diagnosed with high blood pressure, I ask them if their doctor mentioned the DASH diet, & they almost always say no. Just recently, I'm finally starting to see it mentioned in continuing medical education materials that I work on.

  
  
• [4] Andrea from NYC October 19, 2007 - 01:38PM

  What makes a murmur come and go?

  
  
• [5] SH from New York, NY October 19, 2007 - 01:44PM

  How come there is no heart cancer -- at least I never heard it? There are cancert for almost any part of the body.

  
  
• [6] jim freitas from kenilworth n j October 19, 2007 - 01:46PM

  Would you be able to ask Dr Libby

  if it is confirmed that a person with

  no history of Cardio/heart problems

  should still benefit from taking

  a low dose of aspirin (83 mg) daily?

  Pls advise me

  thank you

  Jim Freitas

  
  
• [7] j.j.kelter,md,facp from edison, nj October 22, 2007 - 08:58PM

  Dr.P.Libby erred in saying that caffeine /coffee is a risk factor in the occurrence of atrial fibrillation.This is not supported in peer reviewed med lit. This opinion is refuted in the literature.I have no vested interest in coffee or caffeinated beverages. Misinformation, esp on a commonly used beverage,should be retracted .

  J.J.Kelter,MD,FACP,Assoc Prof Emeritus Of Med

  SUNY. I have emailed Dr.Libby. No reply so far.