Cardiovascular Disease Specialist Phoenix AZ

Cardiovascular disease caused more than one third of all deaths in the US in 2004, making it the nation’s No. 1 killer. Confronted with that grim statistic, one could venture we’ve been missing something. Two new studies suggest what that might be—fruits and vegetables full of vitamin C and a daily dose of sunshine.

Ashish Pershad, M.D.
(602) 307-0070
1331 N. 7th Street
Phoenix, AZ
Business
Heart and Vascular Center of Arizona
Specialties
Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology, Complex Peripheral Vascular Intervention
Doctor Information
Residency Training: Health Cleveland, Inc. Fairview General Hospital; Lutheran Medical Center Cleveland, Ohio; Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center; Carl T. Hayden VA Medical Center
Medical School: Grant Medical School, University of Bombay, India,

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John Wm Fitzgerald, MD
(602) 264-1768
500 W Thomas Rd Ste 500
Phoenix, AZ
Specialties
Cardiology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Stanford Univ Sch Of Med, Stanford Ca 94305
Graduation Year: 1971

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Melissa A Rosenfeld, MD
(323) 825-4350
10833 Le Conte Avenue Be 144chs
Phoenix, AZ
Specialties
Cardiology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Cornell Univ Med Coll, New York Ny 10021
Graduation Year: 1985

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Edward Albert Smith, MD
(602) 265-6086
146 W Marshall Ave
Phoenix, AZ
Specialties
Cardiology
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Univ Of Az Coll Of Med, Tucson Az 85724
Graduation Year: 1974

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Stephen G Pophal
(602) 406-4000
500 W Thomas Rd Ste 500
Phoenix, AZ
Specialty
Cardiology, Pediatric Cardiology

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Martin George Duffey
(602) 200-2323
650 E Indian School Rd
Phoenix, AZ
Specialty
Cardiovascular Disease

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Richard R Heuser
(602) 234-0004
500 W Thomas Rd
Phoenix, AZ
Specialty
Cardiology

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Lourdes M Guerrero-Tiro, MD, FACC
(602) 263-1210
222 W Thomas Rd Ste 301
Phoenix, AZ
Specialties
Cardiology
Gender
Male
Education
Graduation Year: 2007

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Lourdes M Guerrero Tiro, MD
(602) 263-1210
222 W Thomas Rd Ste 301
Phoenix, AZ
Specialties
Cardiology
Gender
Female
Education
Medical School: Univ Of The Philippines, Coll Of Med, Manila, Philippines
Graduation Year: 1968

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Robert Eugene Nenad, MD
(602) 957-6797
2901 N Central Ave
Phoenix, AZ
Specialties
Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases
Gender
Male
Education
Medical School: Case Western Reserve Univ Sch Of Med, Cleveland Oh 44106
Graduation Year: 1957

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By Kris Kucera

Cardiovascular disease caused more than one third of all deaths in the US in 2004, making it the nation’s No. 1 killer. Confronted with that grim statistic, one could venture we’ve been missing something. Two new studies suggest what that might be—fruits and vegetables full of vitamin C and a daily dose of sunshine. In the first study, conducted at the University of Cambridge, researchers charted the vitamin C plasma concentrations of more than 20,000 Europeans between the ages of 40 and 79 for nearly a decade and documented their rates of stroke. “People in the top 25 percent of vitamin C concentrations had a 42 percent lower risk of stroke over 10 years versus those in the bottom 25 percent,” says lead researcher Phyo Myint, MD. “And the effect was independent of major classical risk factors.” Noting that few studies show vitamin C supplements alone prevent stroke, Myint posits that other goodies found naturally in fruit and vegetables, such as bioflavonoids and plant sterols, probably play important complementary roles in stroke prevention.

The second study, at Harvard Medical School, examined more than 1,700 people with hypertension over an average of five and a half years. It found that the participants with vitamin D deficiencies were twice as likely to have heart attacks, strokes, or other serious cardiovascular events than the participants with normal vitamin D levels. Most experts agree that 15 minutes of sun each day or 1,000 mg daily of vitamin D supplements will give you what you need.

Author: Kris Kucera

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