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This quote from a longer article. "And cassia cinnamon-the most common inexpensive cinnamon sold in the United States- contains high levels of a compound that can thin blood. So it can be dangerous for people with heart problems who take the blood thinner warfarin; an alternative spice is...

My wife Alice is 86, has a pacemaker and is in borderline CHF. I have heard of CoQ10 for years. How it contributes to hearthealthy Japanese longevity, that Dr Weil the syndicated columnist and alternative medicine guru takes it , etc. I have decided to give it a try for both of us.. As with most...

My wife Alice age 85 had refractory afib and has had a pacemaker for five years. No valve problems. I have managed her warfarin therapy, though in her case, I need to report her protimes from our INRatio at regular intervals to her cardiology group. No problems, she is easy to manage stays...

Librado Cena, 58, religious director St.Leo the Great Catholic church, confronted William O'Brien 63, retired mortgage specialist, in the parking lot of a mall because O'Brien had repeatedly honked at him. A scuffle ensued wherein Cena landed a single punch to O'Brien's head. An hour later...

Have any of you wondered whatever became of handsome talented Robby Benson? He had a bicuspid aortic valve which eventually led to four-yes, four open heart surgeries. I just finished his recent book about all this which includes a lot of very interesting features about show business.The name...

FDA approves generic fondaparinux sodium. The AP (7/13) reported the Food and Drug Administration "approved a generic version of a blood-clot treatment made by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, the company said Wednesday." Dr. Reddy's "said the approval covers several doses of the fondaparinux sodium...

The best heart surgeon in America retired this week( perhaps I am a little biased). Wearing his scrubs he walks down to the Potomac and throws in his pager! JSfJgvghW3Q

FDA approves generic version of Lovenox. The AP (7/23) reported that "Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Friday the US Food and Drug Administration approved its generic version of Sanofi-Aventis SA's Lovenox [enoxaparin], an injected drug for preventing life-threatening blood clots."...

Research says some patients have had "life-transforming" results with MitraClip. The Chicago Tribune (6/16, Channick) reports that "though it doesn't work for everyone," some patients "have had 'life-transforming' results from the" MitraClip, "said Dr. Ted Feldman...the lead investigator on the...

Express Medical Supplies is offering a free monitor with purchase of 3,5, or 10 box starter kit. I have purchsed INR strips from them at a very good price. This is worth looking into for someone thinking about self testing.http://www.expressmedicalsupplies.com

I had an extemely painful ingrown toenail right big toe. Finally broke down and saw a podiatrist. He asked me about my INR before the surgery.( they take a complete history) I told him 3.5 and go ahead. I had no bleeding problem and what a wonderful feeling to have a non-painful toe again. On my...

Guess what? Amazon sells test strips without a prescription. I just got 48, a little less than $5.00 a strip. Delivered in two days. I'm an old Amazon customer so I get 'em with one click.

Betrixaban bests warfarin at lower doses in Phase II study. Bloomberg News (3/16, Pettypiece) reports that "Merck & Co. and Portola Pharmaceuticals, Inc.'s experimental anti-clotting drug betrixaban caused less bleeding than an older treatment in people with an irregular heartbeat, a study...

Physician Performs World's First Valvuloplasty Using MRI. BBC News (1/9) reported, "A British six-year-old boy has become the first person in the world to have a heart valve widened using an MRI scan for guidance rather than X-ray imaging." MRI prevented radiation exposure, which is...

New blood thinners may compete with warfarin, but they're not perfect drugs By Marie McCullough Tuesday, January 5, 2010; Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years. That tells you how much...

The evaluation of Dabigatran as a replacement for warfarin continues. A doctor from Ireland notes in NEJM that warfarin costs the health plan about $3.55 per month per patient.. Dabigatrin about $239.55 per month, It would soon dominate the budget for cardiovascular medicine.Cost offset would be...

The direct thrombin inhibitor DABIGATRIN used for acute thromboembolism in a fixed dose was as effective as warfarin, was safe, and did not require monitoring. NEJM 12-10 2009 I wonder if it will ever be used for prophylaxis long term for us valvers? Hmm...fixed dose for all, no monitoring...

I have been drinking red wine almost every evening lately, cabernet sauvignon mostly. Last night went to a party for my daughter's 30th anniversary. Lots of champagne and wine. My daughter who is a nurse said the wine could effect my INR because of high salicylate content. She said it is as bad...

I have a friend with mitral regurgitation who says they are going to put a clip on his valve via percutaneous transcatheter. Any body know any one who has had this and how it worked?

New study published in Archives of Internal Medicine calls into question the optimal intensity of oral anticoagulation for patients after myocardial infarction or for those with mechanical valves or afib. Researchers prospectively studied 4200 patients on warfarin at a Dutch clinic. During 3...