What Are Ideal Heart-Healthy Numbers?
By Melissa J Luther, Contributing Writer A healthy heart and a healthy body are inseparable. Research has shown many of the same conditions contribute to a diseased body also contribute to heart disease. The same research has discovered many new tests for tracking these diseases and their underlying conditions. Unfortunately, some doctors don’t have the time to thoroughly explain test results to patients. The result is your doctor handing you a copy of your test results, possibly without adequately explaining the numbers. To make matters worse, you need to know not only how what numbers are normal but also whether yours should fall within a range or be above or below a specified cutoff point.
