Dear Concerned Health Alerts Reader:
It's far more common than you think, and increasing every day: 1 out of every 4 Americans suffers from heart disease.
If you're one of them, or if a family history of coronary heart disease worries you, I've got some very good news on preventing and treating heart disease, and you can send for it right now risk-FREE:
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A quarterly in-depth report delivering the very latest research findings, medical breakthroughs, and new therapies
for preventing and treating coronary heart disease
and heart-related conditions.
The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin is written with YOU in mind, the busy person who needs the most current, reliable information to help you cut your risk factors for heart attack and heart disease. You have no time to waste on old information on the internet, or sensationalized stories on the six o'clock news.
In every issue of the quarterly Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin, you'll get the latest evidence-based, in-depth, up-to-the-minute coverage of essential heart health issues. The kind of information you need to know now if you have a family history or are coping with any heart health challenge, such as angina, atrial fibrillation, or coronary artery disease.
Each issue of The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletincomes to you direct via Priority Mail from Johns Hopkins, America's #1 Best Hospital, so you can be sure everything you read is current, reliable, safe.
Every 48-page issue is packed with cutting-edge research, exciting news of emerging treatment options, plus the latest medications, research breakthroughs, and studies published from the world's foremost medical conferences and journals.
In each issue you'll discover:
- new treatment options
- the latest medications
- clinical trials in which you or a loved one may be able to participate
- the latest research on heart-smart nutrition
- the most effective strategies for maintaining a healthy heart
- what you need to know about vitamins and supplements
- the tests and tools used to diagnose heart disease
...and much more.
You'll get the latest study results from Johns Hopkins and other medical centers of excellence around the world. Better still, you'll often receive this information long before it's ever announced to the general public. All these life-saving breakthroughs will be rushed to your home via Priority Mail as soon as the newest Heart Bulletin is printed.
Every issue is written in clear, plain English, so you can use what you learn right away and every day in your quest for better heart health for you and your loved one.
How can YOU benefit from a subscription to
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You can never be too health-conscious nowadays. The key is getting accurate, reliable information from a trusted source that you can act upon quickly and easily. Where better than Johns Hopkins, ranked #1 of America's Best Hospitals for the past 17 years?
The Heart Bulletin is essential reading if:
- You have a family history of heart disease and need to get started with the best heart disease prevention strategies
- You currently take a statin drug to lower your cholesterol
- You're taking any medication for coronary heart disease
- You're facing the prospect of coronary surgery
- You suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, or any other heart-related condition
- You're combating the challenges of congestive heart failure
- You have a defibrillator or pacemaker
- You suffer from atrial fibrillation and want to find out emerging new treatment options for this challenging heart arrhythmia
- You're the caregiver of a person with cardiovascular disease
- You want to get more pro-active about your heart health.
If any of these health situations apply to you, The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin is a invaluable resource which will help you better understand your medical options, and make better-informed decisions about your personal treatment plan with your doctor.
The latest news on heart health direct from America's #1 Best Hospital.
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Here's a brief preview of what you'll receive:
FREE Special Report #1: The Johns Hopkins Nutrition and Fitness Prescription for Reversing Heart Disease. Johns Hopkins cardiologists recommend a science-based eating plan that can actually bring about significant improvements in cholesterol, blood pressure, and triglyceride levels. A comprehensive diet and exercise program that can not only significantly reduce the risks of heart attack—but even help stabilize heart disease.
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FREE Special Report #3: Men vs. Woman: Matters of the Heart. Gender differences play a vital role in determining your best options for maintaining optimum cardiovascular health—yet not all physicians are aware of the most recent gender-based findings. Your third FREE Special Report reveals key differences between men and women in cardiac signs and symptoms, diagnostic testing, and response to treatment.
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A level of heart-healthy information previously unavailable to the general public — painstakingly assembled by a team of leading medical researchers and clinicians, and delivered straight to your door via Priority Mail.
Issue after issue, The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin delivers a wealth of practical, up-to-the-minute information to help you maintain optimal cardiovascular health, and intelligently assess treatment options if you require cardiac care.
Best of all, every insight you'll find in The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin is presented in plain English, free of confusing medical jargon, free of bias toward any particular treatment option, and free of media hype.
This is information that has simply not been widely available to the average medical consumer before. Even many physicians may not have ready access to late-breaking research in this highly specialized field. Here's a quick round-up of the kind of cutting-edge information you can expect in every issue of your Heart Bulletin:
- A new HDL-boosting drug, now in clinical trials, that can help to open clogged arteries—even in patients with advanced heart disease!
- Diagnostic tests you should consider if you have multiple risk factors for coronary heart disease—or are planning to start a vigorous exercise program.
- The new combination cholesterol lowering medications—is one right for you?
- A heart-healthy alternative to the Atkins diet that can help you lose weight—and protect your cardiovascular health.
- An experimental cardiac support device that generated impressive results in a recent study: patients who used the device were half as likely to require heart transplants or cardiac pacemakers as other test subjects. Based on trial results, the company is expected to seek FDA approval in the near future.
- How to prevent a second heart attack—an In-Depth Report by a leading specialist.
- A promising new non-drug treatment for lowering blood pressure. It's now FDA approved—and clinical trials suggest that it has the same effect as blood pressure pills.
- Why homocysteine blood testing is not recommended for the general population—and a simple alternative you may wish to consider.
- Innovative implantable device that is now improving the quality of life and extending the lives of patients with congestive heart failure.
- Popular supplement touted as a cholesterol reducer that is NOT a good idea for heart patients on medication.
- New atrial fibrillation study now underway at Johns Hopkins. Heart Bulletin readers receive contact information and selection criteria for current clinical studies seeking participants.
- How to minimize your risk of having a stroke—especially if you have a family history.
- Key resource to consult when selecting a hospital for coronary artery bypass surgery.
...and much more.
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Your subscription to The Heart Bulletin comes complete with a 100% money-back guarantee. If you don't wish to not continue with your subscription for any reason, simply contact Customer Service within 30 days for a full refund.
Best of all, you'll also receive 4 FREE Special Reports PLUS your Cardiac Glossary as instant PDF downloads (and by mail with your first issue) just for trying The Heart Bulletin risk-FREE for 30 days. These 4 free Special Reports and Cardiac Glossary are yours to keep even if you decide to cancel your subscription.
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The Heart Bulletin is full of everyday, practical advice you can use daily to help yourself to better heart health. In each issue, you'll get the Doctor's Letter, what's new since the last issue, plus at lease one In-Depth Special Report, plus Grand Rounds, questions from real patients, the same kinds of questions that are on YOUR mind NOW as you look for the best information on how to take control of your heart health.
You'll discover essential heart healthy information like:
- Type of pill atrial fibrillation patients should always keep in their pocket. Has the potential to cut episodes that normally last up to 12 hours down to just one!
- New blood test developed by Danish scientists that may soon be added to the list of typical heart tests for predicting future heart health.
- How adult stem cell therapy in combination with bypass surgery may produce dramatic improvements over bypass alone.
- How a new technique called “gene painting” may revolutionize the treatment of atrial fibrillation—a condition affecting 5% of people over 65. Heart Bulletin readers will be advised when human clinical trials begin.
- Why patients suffering from atrial fibrillation are more susceptible to stroke—and how a combination of therapies can help you avoid one.
- The good news about Viagra—it's not just for erectile dysfunction anymore! Pfizer recently applied to the FDA to market sildenafil citrate as a new treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension. And the drug may also play a role in reversing heart failure in the future.
- Everyday fruit juice that can raise your levels of HDL, the good cholesterol, according to a study presented at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.
- Important factors to consider if you or a loved one is facing a heart transplant.
- How to determine if you're a candidate for a C-reactive protein blood test—and the best ways to lower your CRP levels if they turn out to be elevated.
- Why a stress test may not be the best indicator of hidden heart disease—and when you should consider an electron-beam computed tomography scan instead.
- The best type of alcoholic beverage to choose for heart-protective benefits.
- Alternative drug choices for heart failure if you are intolerant of ACE inhibitors.
- Medical measures for preventing aortic rupture—must reading if you have a family history of this condition.
- Benefits of stress echocardiogram vs. coronary calcium scan. Important insights for discussing diagnostic options with your doctor.
- Why high HDL alone may not protect you against heart disease—and when you should consider adding a cholesterol-lowering medication to your health regimen.
- Highly effective drug for maintaining sinus rhythm in atrial fibrillation patients. But watch out for serious side effects if you take it in high doses for prolonged periods.
- Important health precautions for people who take Coumadin: foods, supplements, prescription drugs and OTC medications that can interfere with its effects.
- Type of arrhythmia that is often misdiagnosed as a panic attack.
- Is uncoated aspirin better than enteric-coated brands for cutting heart attack risks?
- 5 warning signs of an impending stroke. If you notice one or more of these signs, don't wait. Contact a doctor promptly!
- Benefits and side effects of the top atrial fibrillation drug treatments: amiodarone, disopyramide, dofetilide, flecainide, procainamide, propafenone, and sotalol.
- How an innovative procedure called pulmonary vein antrum isolation (PVAI) may correct heart arrhythmias in certain patients who are experiencing atrial fibrillation.
- Popular vitamin supplement long believed to contribute to cardiovascular health that now appears to offer not even a modicum of antioxidant heart protection, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
- New combination therapies for high blood pressure. Our In-Depth Report examines what works at improving hypertension—and spells out everything you need to do to keep blood pressure under control.
- When it's time for a pacemaker or defibrillator—everything you need to know about risks, benefits, and what to expect in the process.
- Latest treatments for sleep apnea. More than 20 million Americans suffer from it. Our In-Depth Report tells you how to prevent it, reverse it, and very possibly, save your life.
- Pros and cons of electrical cardioversion vs. the latest drug therapies for heart patients experiencing atrial fibrillation.
- Why metabolic syndrome—the combination of elevated blood sugar, obesity, hypertension, and abnormal lipids—is fast becoming one of the major health problems of the 21st century, and what you can do to prevent or treat it.
- New evidence that inflammation—even from common ailments such as chronic low-level infection—appears to damage the lining of artery walls and contribute to the formation and rupture of plaques. Our In-Depth Report reveals what you can do to damp down inflammation as one way of combating heart disease.
- A little-publicized heart condition that afflicts 2 percent of men over 50 and 5 percent of those over 65. Most victims remain oblivious until they get into trouble.
- Heart medications—the latest options. Complete coverage of the most effective drugs for cardiovascular conditions ranging from high blood pressure to congestive heart failure and everything in between—including side effects, interactions, more.
- How to predict your risk of heart disease with the Framingham Risk Prediction Score.
Created expressly for medical consumers who require the latest, most authoritative information on cardiovascular health and treatment options.
Your subscription to The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin will give you access to a wealth of privileged health information previously unavailable in a single authoritative source. Here's a brief preview of what you can look forward to:
- My Personal Letter reporting on emerging therapies, new preventive strategies, late-breaking results from the latest clinical trials, and eye-opening research studies.
- In-Depth Reports covering key areas of cardiovascular concern. Leading experts in the field present the latest findings in meticulously researched reports that help you make sound medical decisions for yourself and your family members.
- Grand Rounds –- The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin subscribers pose their questions about important health care decisions. Typical issues include as many as ten pages worth of readers' questions, along with detailed medical responses from our experts.
- Four FREE Special Reports and the BONUS Cardiac Glossary—all yours to keep with our compliments, even if you decide not to continue with your subscription.
- Guaranteed Priority Delivery—To ensure the timeliest possible delivery, each issue of The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin is sent via Priority Mail.
As a friend of Johns Hopkins, you're invited to evaluate The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin on a risk-FREE basis—so you can see for yourself how valuable its information can be to your personal medical situation. The cost is just $149 for four quarterly issues—a savings of $46 off the regular subscription price.
And here's even more good news: if you're dissatisfied in any way, simply notify us that you wish to cancel—and you'll receive a prompt refund of your entire subscription cost, no questions asked. Keep your four Special Reports and the Cardiac Glossary with our compliments, in any case.
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To your good health,
Roger S. Blumenthal, M.D.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Medical Editor of
The Johns Hopkins Heart Bulletin
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