Innovative heart procedure gives patient new lease on life
Innovative heart procedure gives Utah woman a new lease on life.
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and last updated 2021-07-22 22:19:19-04
Medical technology is advancing constantly nowadays, often in ways that completely change lives.
For Debbie Krmpotich, a single innovative heart treatment has made a bigger difference than decades of treatments.
Krmpotich looks good and feels great today at the age of 66, but at as a young girl she battled some big health issues.
âWhen I was a child, I had strep throat that turned into rheumatic fever in 1968.â
Then, in 1972, doctors found a heart murmur. 46 years later an echocardiogram revealed her mitral valve was not working.
The two most common elements of popular omega-3 supplements EPA and DHA might actually work against each other in the body, the latest from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute finds.
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Study raises more concerns about the use of combined EPA/DHA through supplements
Doctors often recommend Omega-3s to help patients lower their cholesterol and improve heart health. Those Omega-3s can come from fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, or supplements that often contain a combination of the acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Now, a new study from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City finds that higher EPA blood levels alone lowered the risk of major cardiac events and death in patients, while DHA blunted the cardiovascular benefits of EPA. Higher DHA levels at any level of EPA worsened health outcomes.
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Doctors often recommend Omega-3s to help patients lower their cholesterol and improve heart health. Those Omega-3s can come from fatty fish like salmon and mackerel, or supplements that often contain a combination of the acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Now, new research from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute in Salt Lake City finds that higher EPA blood levels alone lowered the risk of major cardiac events and death in patients, while DHA blunted the cardiovascular benefits of EPA. Higher DHA levels at any level of EPA, worsened health outcomes.