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Mitral Clip: Everything You Ever Needed to Know with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

September 24, 2020 609 10
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

When a patient has mitral regurgitation but is not a candidate for open-heart surgery, what is a doctor to do? Thankfully, with the groundbreaking MitraClip (or mitral clip), these patients can still be treated through specialized techniques. Dr. Mustafa Ahmed discusses the procedure's history, benefits, and more with Dr. Alain Bouchard in our latest podcast.…

Filed Under: Heart Valves, Podcast Tagged With: Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve

Mitral Regurgitation

September 21, 2020 802 9
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

What is Mitral Regurgitation

Join Drs. Mustafa Ahmed and Alain Bouchard as they discuss Mitral Regurgitation — also known as 'the leaky valve.' Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a transcript of this episode!

Filed Under: Heart Valves, Podcast Tagged With: Mitral regurgitation

Mick Jagger’s Heart Surgery — Explained by a Cardiologist

June 16, 2020 4967 9
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

A photo of Mick Jagger from a Rolling Stones concert in 1976. Mick Jagger's heart surgery happened in 2019.

In 2019, Mick Jagger underwent heart surgery on a heart valve. Amazingly, he was able to get back to his musical activities rather quickly after surgery. This is a result of his heart surgery being performed through a very minimally invasive technique. Mick Jagger's heart surgery is known as ‘aortic valve replacement’. The aortic valve…

Filed Under: Aortic disease, Featured Articles, Heart Valves Tagged With: tavr

TAVR: Everything You Wanted to Know with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

June 11, 2020 1104 19
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

TAVR

Who knew that you could be awake during aortic valve replacement surgery? Dr. Mustafa Ahmed and Dr. Alain Bouchard discuss everything you ever wanted to know about the revolutionary procedure known as TAVR. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to include a transcript of…

Filed Under: Heart Valves, Podcast

Metoprolol Tartrate – Profiled By A Cardiologist

June 5, 2020 3253 3
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

A stethoscope and blood pressure cuff.

Has a doctor prescribed Metoprolol Tartrate to you or a loved one? Are you wondering what exactly this medication is, how it works, and if there are any side effects? All of these questions and more will be answered in this quick and simple profile. What is Metoprolol Tartrate? Metoprolol Tartrate is a commonly prescribed…

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Tagged With: medication

Signs Of A Heart Attack – Explained By A Cardiologist

May 20, 2018 28111 13
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

signs of a heart attack

What Are The Signs of A Heart Attack? Signs of a heart attack range from the most classic sign of feeling liken an elephant is sitting on your chest with sweating and arm and jaw pain to less classical signs of a heart attack such as back pain, jaw pain, neck pain, nausea, shortness of breath,…

Filed Under: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies

Enlarged Heart – Explained By A Cardiologist

May 14, 2018 72082 21
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

enlarged heart

What is Enlarged Heart? Enlarged heart refers to enlargement of either the heart chamber size or the heart muscle size in a process known as hypertrophy. Often this enlarged heart occurs as a response to stresses faced within the heart and although initially may be a form of compensatory response it often ultimately turns out to…

Filed Under: Heart Disease

Heart Murmur – Explained By A Cardiologist

May 10, 2018 17178 11
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

heart murmur

What is a Heart Murmur? A heart murmur is a sound that is picked up when listening to the heart with a stethoscope. In general heart murmurs are felt to represent possible underlying issues with heart valves. The sound of a heart murmur itself is related to patterns of blood flow through the heart and related…

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Heart Valves

What Causes High Blood Pressure? – Explained By A Cardiologist

April 22, 2018 9041 10
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

blood pressure and diet

What Causes High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure may be caused by a number of factors that include environmental exposures, genetics, lifestyle factors, activity levels, medications both prescribed and non prescribed and a number of medical conditions. What Causes High Blood Pressure – Our Exposures When we think about what causes high blood pressure, a…

Filed Under: Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Risk & Prevention

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms In Women Are More Dangerous Than In Men

April 13, 2018 14784 16
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

understanding abdominal aortic aneurysm

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm – More Common In Men, More Dangerous In Women Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women are known to be more aggressive than in men. In women abdominal aortic aneurysms expand more rapidly and are more prone to rupture. Abdominal aortic aneurysms in women are also associated with a higher death when they rupture.…

Filed Under: Aortic disease

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