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Written by: Dr. Amnon Beniaminovitz When most people think about heart disease and plaque formation, hardening of the coronary arteries, or atherosclerosis, they automatically think about fats and cholesterol. What most people fail to realize is that inflammation plays a central role in plaque formation. In cardiology, we have known for years that people who […]

Posted on September 13 2019

One of our Cardiologists, Jossef Amirian, MD, gave his perspective to Healio Promary Care on patients at risk for atherosclerotic CVD face ‘remarkable treatment gap’. He was quoted saying: “Chen and colleagues’ multi-centered retrospective observational study highlights the underutilization of statin therapy in patients with established atherosclerotic CVD. Based on this study, approximately two-thirds of […]

Posted on August 26 2019

95% of women experience early warning signals (called prodromal symptoms) weeks or even months leading up to their cardiac event. [3] It’s important for women to know these warning signs so that they can immediately go to their doctor and get the right test at the right time. Some of the early warning symptoms are: […]

Posted on August 26 2019

We’d like to introduce you to our very own Dr. Jossef Amirian.  An award-winning professional, having served as Vice President of the American Heart Association Fellows Society of New York, Dr. Amirian is committed to state-of-the-art individualized high-quality care for each and every single one of his valued patients. Isn’t that the kind of attention […]

Posted on July 31 2019

Is heart attack in young women more common than you think? For the longest time, heart attacks have been thought of as an old man’s disease. But the fact is—Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women in the United States, killing about one in every four women. [1] Aside from that, it […]

Posted on July 24 2019

Extreme weather, either too cold or too hot, has its cardiovascular risks. Hot temperatures cause blood vessels to dilate, lowering one’s blood pressure, while elevated blood pressure can lead to heart attacks or strokes. In many cases, low blood pressure raises the risk of fainting or passing out. So how does one spot the risk […]

Posted on July 8 2019