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Heart Valve Disease
According to the American Heart Association, about 5 million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year. Heart valve replacement su...
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Alcohol and Heart Disease
Drinking alcohol regularly also can raise your blood pressure. So even if you don’t have any alcohol during the week, you shouldn’t save all of you...
Read moreEchocardiogram
An echocardiogram is a test that uses ultrasound to show how your heart muscle and valves are working. The electrodes are attached to an electrocar...
Read moreWhen Do I Need a Chest X-Ray for Heart Disease?
Bones and other dense areas show up as lighter areas while areas that don't absorb the radiation appear darker. One of those is a chest X-ray. It u...
Read moreHeart Disease, Electrocardiogram, and Specialized EKGs
An electrocardiogram (also called EKG or ECG) is a test that records the electrical activity of your heart through small electrode patches attached...
Read moreWhat is Ischemia?
But it can lead to life-threatening problems like a heart attack or stroke. You can also get ischemia because of a blood clot. A piece of a clot ca...
Read moreHeart Rate
When your heart speeds up, like when you exercise, your blood vessels should expand to let more blood pass through. One way to get a rough estimate...
Read moreSudden Cardiac Arrest: Why it Happens
These disorders of the heart’s electrical system can cause abnormal heart rhythms. Start doing CPR right away if they are unconscious and are not b...
Read moreHeart Palpitations
Palpitations make you feel like your heart is beating too hard or too fast, skipping a beat, or fluttering. If you have heart palpitations after ea...
Read moreMarfan Syndrome
Marfan syndrome is an inherited disease that affects your body's connective tissue, which gives strength, support, and elasticity to tendons, carti...
Read moreWhat are Heart Murmurs?
Murmurs can be linked to a damaged or overworked heart valve. Mitral valve or aortic stenosis: Your mitral and aortic valves are on the left side o...
Read moreHeart Attack
A heart attack happens when something blocks the blood flow to your heart so it can’t get the oxygen it needs. Bypass surgery: You might have bypas...
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