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Heart Disease Heart Disease Symptoms / Diagnosis Treatment Coping From Richard N. Fogoros, M.D., your Guide to Heart Disease This week: Salt restriction may be particularly useful in resistant hypertension. And: Attacking the JUPITER trial. Salt Restriction For Resistant Hypertension "Resistant hypertension" is the name doctors give to high blood pressure that turns out to be very difficult to treat effectively. Specifically, resistant hypertension is said to be present if... Read more Attacking JUPITER - Statins For Primary Prevention Assailed This week, the Archives of Internal Medicine published four articles criticizing the JUPITER trial, the landmark study published in 2008 showing that some patients with normal cholesterol levels had markedly... Read more The Continuing Turf Battle Over Metabolic Syndrome Metabolic syndrome is a grouping of cardiac risk factors that include insulin resistance, obesity (especially abdominal obesity), high blood pressure, abnormalities in blood clotting, elevated LDL cholesterol and triglycerides, and... Read more Syncope (fainting) Articles and links about syncope (fainting) and related symptoms. Heart Disease Ads Diabetes Mellitus Heart Disease Hypertension Disease Stage 2 Hypertension Diabetes Dementia Featured Articles Women and heart disease Atrial fibrillation What to do about cholesterol and triglycerides Coronary artery disease, heart attacks, angina, angioplasty and stents Drugs that are commonly used in heart disease Exercise and heart disease   More from About.com Plan a Unique Vegas Wedding The minister, music and champagne are just the beginning -- why not get married aboard a helicopter or have a pirate swing in to deliver your rings? Arrrr! More> Join About.com's User Panel! Share your opinions and help us make About.com more relevant, informative and enjoyable to use. More> This newsletter is written by: Richard N. Fogoros, M.D. Heart Disease Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Heart Disease newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2010 About.com   Must Reads What is Heart Disease? Symptoms of Heart Disease Diagnosing Heart Disease Treatment of Heart Disease Preventing Heart Disease Advertisement