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by rob999w, Aug 28, 2014

On May 18, 2007 I was working on midnight shift and decided to get something to eat. I sel...

Think your having a heart attack? Do you know what to do?

, Sep 03, 2012 - 1 Comment

The first minutes after the onset of chest pain or stroke are the most critical. Decisions ...

Think your too young to have a strok, Think again

by Lee Kirksey, MD

, Sep 03, 2012 - 2 Comments

Recently, I read a great article in NY Times that precisely describes the mentality of many...

New oral anticoagulant, Pradaxa, may replace coumadin lower stroke riks

by Lee Kirksey, MD

, May 30, 2011

PRADAXA is a prescription blood-thinning medicine used to reduce the risk of stroke and blo...

Is plavix really a life saver?

by Lee Kirksey, MD

, Jul 09, 2009 - 12 Comments

Below is an exerpt from a direct to consumer advertisement on clopidogrel---- If you hav...

mom is home

by Shannon6295, May 06, 2009

Sunday my mom came home from the hospital. She had that spell with her heart. She ws prescr...

hearing this stuff stresses me

by Shannon6295, Apr 29, 2009

This morning visiting my mother at the hospital I heard the doctor talk about her possible-...

Atrial Fibrilation

by rchfisher, Apr 10, 2009

Several years ago (3) my heart went into Afib. The medical staff at work caught it althoug...

Advanced Cutting Edge Comprehensive Cardiovascular Risk Factor Assessment

by Lee Kirksey, MD

, Aug 02, 2008 - 6 Comments

We recently began to offer comprehensive cardiovascular risk factor assessment in our pract...

Screening Promotes Early Identification of Treatable Diseases

by Lee Kirksey, MD

, Jul 28, 2008 - 1 Comment

The focus of my forum and blog are to educate people about the potential options for preven...

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