Dr Portnay

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Monday, March 29, 2010

More Hospitals Offering Therapeutic Hypothermia For Comatose Survivors Of Cardiac Arrest

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We've been doing this at Stamford Hospital for at least two years now with truly amazing results. USA Today (3/29, Marcus) reports that ...
Friday, March 26, 2010

NPR: Warding Off Muscle Cramps As We Age

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I found the following story on NPR Many patients complain about nighttime leg cramps. It is a very painful and disrupts sleep. It is very di...
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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Sleep Habits Vary by Ethnicity

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From WebMD: Sleep problems and sleep habits vary among different ethnic groups, according to a new national survey. But among all ethnicitie...

A Conversation With Dr. Peter J. Pronovost: Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patients

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Dr Pronovost is brilliant in his ability to find ways to simply yet innovatively improve safety in our hospitals. I was fascinated to read a...
Sunday, March 7, 2010

Controlling salt intake would saves lives and cut costs

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A regulatory intervention that reduced the salt intake of US adults by 3 g a day would save between $10 billion and $24billionn a year in he...
Friday, March 5, 2010

Message from Polar Electro service center regarding your case

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We have some good news and some bad news! Good news is your monitor has been serviced and has been shipped back to you today. Bad news is th...
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Glycated Hemoglobin, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Risk in Nondiabetic Adults

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From New England Journal of Medicine This community-based study of nondiabetic adults compared the prognostic value of glycated hemoglobin a...
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Dr Portnay
Stamford, CT
Edward (Ted) L. Portnay, MD, FACC, FSCAI, is a Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology. He specializes in diagnosing and treating CAD (blockages in the heart arteries) and PAD (blockages in the leg arteries). He is currently a partner at Cardiology Associates of Fairfield County (www.cafconline.com) and Director of the Cardiac Cath Lab at Stamford Hospital (www.stamfordhospital.com).
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