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A new study recently published shows that omega-3 fatty acids, the main component of fish oil, may actually keep heart failure patients away from the hospital.  It is already known that fish oil reduces the likelihood of coronary artery disease, but this is a definite breakthrough.  According to the study, the patients who were given the fish oil survived longer than those who took a placebo.  This is surprising in the fact that a similar study was done with statins (cholesterol lowering medication) to no avail.  It will be curious to see what further research proves about this new study.

We all know that smoking can be one of the worst things you can do to your heart. Smoking causes problems within the walls of blood vessels and also causes platelets to stick together, leading to clots. Other problems for the heart include alcohol, and caffeine. Alcohol increases the risk of afib, which leads to an increased risk of stroke. In some severe cases, alcohol may even cause heart failure. The following video answers many questions people may have about things that are good for one’s heart, and others which may actually be harmful.

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