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Heart Failure and a Low-Sodium Diet: what to Know
You may not realize it, but it’s likely that more than 70% of the sodium in your diet comes from packaged foods and meals cooked in restaurants. If...
Read moreHeart Disease and The Head-Up Tilt Table Test
The device allows the doctor and nurse to increase your heart rate if it’s too slow or send energy to your heart if its rate is too fast. It is imp...
Read moreHeart Disease and Pericardiocentesis
Pericardiocentesis, also called a pericardial tap, is a procedure in which a needle and catheter remove fluid from the pericardium, the sac around ...
Read moreHeart Disease and MRI Testing
One test that looks for heart disease is called an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). If you aren’t claustrophobic, you won’t need sedation before t...
Read moreDiagnosing Heart Disease with Cardiac Computed Tomography (CT)
The scan can detect aortic aneurysms and calcium deposits within plaque in the coronary arteries. Cardiac CT is a heart-imaging test that uses CT t...
Read moreWhat is a Cardiac Perfusion Scan?
Your doctor will ask you to lie on a table while they use a special camera, called a gamma camera, to take pictures of your heart. The camera will ...
Read moreHeart Failure and ACE Inhibitors
ACE inhibitors dilate the blood vessels to improve your blood flow. Check with your doctor before taking any anti-inflammatory drugs. It is importa...
Read moreHeart Failure and Beta-Blockers
If your pulse is slower than it should be or your blood pressure is less than 100, call your doctor about taking your beta-blocker that day. Call y...
Read moreTreating Heart Failure with Digoxin
Digoxin, also called digitalis, helps an injured or weakened heart pump more efficiently. Once you and your doctor have determined the correct dose...
Read moreTreating Heart Failure with Diuretics
Skin rash: Stop taking the medication and call your doctor right away. If you have more side effects after taking your medicines together, call you...
Read moreDiagnosis & Tests
Learn about these ultrasound-like tests of the heart -- and find out what to expect -- here. A heart MRI is a great way for doctors to get a look -...
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