Preventing Stress-Related Heart Problems
Most physicians are now convinced that emotional stress, under certain circumstances, can play a role in the development of chronic heart disease, and even in the precipitation of acute cardiac crises. If you are experiencing significant of emotional stress and are reacting to it negatively, you should be concerned about preventing stress-related heart problems....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - January 6, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Heart Disease Risk In Women
Recently the American Heart Association released a new set of guidelines on preventing heart disease in women. The guidelines deliver two important messages. First, cardiovascular disease is every bit as important in women as in men. And second, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease in women are not quite the same as they are in men....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - January 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
The Benefits of Exercise
Engaging in regular exercise is one of the best things you can to do to improve your sense of well-being, to prevent heart disease and several other important medical problems, and to improve your chances of remaining healthy and hale well into your old age....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 27, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
How Should Your Doctor Evaluate Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath)?
Dyspnea (shortness of breath) is often a sign of a serious medical problem. So if you have dyspnea, it is important for your doctor to figure out the cause as soon as possible. Fortunately, a good doctor can usually evaluate the cause of a patient's dyspnea expeditiously, so that effective therapy can be started....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 23, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
What is Cardiac Remodeling?
The changes in the heart's size and shape that occur in response to cardiac disease or cardiac damage is known as "cardiac remodeling." The greater the extent of cardiac remodeling, the more likely a poor outcome. In recent years, therefore, therapy aimed at preventing or reversing cardiac remodeling has become a mainstay in the treatment of heart failure....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Heart Problems That Occur With Strokes
Heart problems are unfortunately quite common in people who have strokes. It is important for anyone who has a stroke, for their loved ones, and for their doctors, to be aware of the possible cardiac issues that might occur, to be on the lookout for signs of heart problems, and to take steps to prevent them....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 16, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Mitral Regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation - a "leaky" mitral valve - is the most common of the heart valve abnormalities, and can be one of the most difficult to evaluate and treat. It can lead to severe symptoms, heart failure, and heart arrhythmias. The appropriate treatment of mitral regurgitation requires careful and regular medical evaluations - and it requires you to pay attention to how you're feeling....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 13, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Infectious Endocarditis
Infectious endocarditis - which sometimes is also called subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE), or just "endocarditis" - is an infection of the endocardial surface (the interior lining) of the heart. Infectious endocarditis is always a serious medical problem, since the infection can destroy your heart valves or heart muscle....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 9, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Where Did Those Nasty Trans Fats Come From, Anyway?
By now, everybody knows about those nasty trans fatty acids (commonly called trans fats) that, until recently, were ubiquitous in many of our favorite foods. Trans fats, we are assured, are killers - if anything, they're even worse than saturated fats in increasing our risk for heart attack and stroke....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 6, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
The Key Symptoms of Heart Disease
Heart disease can cause numerous symptoms, including palpitations, chest pain, weakness, shortness of breath and more.
Here is a discussion of the key symptoms produced by heart disease, and what they might mean. (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - December 2, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Treating Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common of the cardiac arrhythmias - and unfortunately it can be one of the most frustrating to treat, for both the doctor and the patient. In fact, there is no "best" way to treat atrial fibrillation that can be applied to everyone. Instead, there are two very different general approaches to treating this arrhythmia - and with each approach, several potential treatment options are available. Things can get confusing very quickly for you and your doctor....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - November 29, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
December Heart Attacks Are The Most Deadly
It has now been demonstrated by several clinical studies that people who have heart attacks in the month of December - really, from Thanksgiving through New Years Day - have a higher chance of dying than people whose heart attacks occur at any other time of the year....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - November 25, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Why Are the Holidays So Risky For Your Heart?
The holidays are supposed to be filled with the joy of family and friends and good times. But for anyone with heart disease - or with an increased risk of heart disease - the holidays instead can be a time of special risk....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - November 22, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Cardiac Tamponade
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition in which excess fluid in the pericardial sac (a protective pouch surrounding the heart) begins to encroach on normal cardiac function. Symptoms often include chest pressure, severe shortness of breath, extreme weakness, and even cardiovascular shock. Unless the excess fluid is removed expeditiously, death can ensue....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - November 19, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Controversy Erupts Over the New Cardiac Risk Calculator
Last week, when the new AHA/ACC guidelines on cholesterol treatment were released, I predicted that controversy would erupt over the new risk-calculator that was released as part of the guidelines. This risk-calculator, which will help determine whether statin therapy ought to be used to reduce your cardiac risk, appears flawed....Read Full Post (Source: About.com Heart Disease)
Source: About.com Heart Disease - November 18, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: blogs
