The Skeptical Cardiologist
Unbiased, evidence-based analysis of the effects of diet, lifestyle, drugs and procedures on cardiovascular health and diseases
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 160 | Founded | 6 years ago | Last Issue | 4 days ago |
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I’m Having Chest Pain: Is It a Heart Attack?
As a cardiologist, I spend a lot of time talking to people about the pains they are experiencing that seem to emanate from their chest.
These discussions are the starting point for determining whether the patient has symptoms that could ei...
How to Minimize Chest Pain and the Myriad Extraesophageal Diseases Caused by GERD
There are lots of nonpharmacologic ways you can mitigate that pesky acid refluxing up into your sensitive lower esophagus and the discomfort it brings that can mimic a heart attack
One of the most common sources of chest pain that prompts...
How Much Exercise is Too Much: Part I, Is More Always Better?
Your favorite longevity guru may advise achieving "elite" athletic levels, but a growing body of evidence suggests cardiac harms from high volume exercise in men over age 40
Every article that discusses possible adverse effects of exercise...
What is a Nut? And Which Ones Confer the Most Cardiovascular Benefits?
(In 2015, while researching Dr. P’s Heart Nuts, I wrote a post which touched on the life-threatening and life-preserving properties of what I had, for most of my life, considered “tree nuts.”
I’ve updated this post for 2026 and added a sec...
Profiles in Prevention: The Pulmonary Artery Aneurysm That Wasn't and The Coronary Disease That Was
Incidental cardiac findings reported on chest CT exams range from inaccurate to unimportant to life-threatening. Today's case focuses on the good and bad outcomes that they can create.
Recently, I saw a young man in my office who was refer...
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Preventive cardiologist, blogger, musician, enlightened manager of atrial fibrillation, seeker of the truth about diet and cardiovascular disease
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