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Can Heart Disease Be Reversed?

February 1, 2017 36467 22
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Reversing Heart Disease Reversing heart disease is a holy grail of cardiology. It’s scary when you are told that you have a blockage in your arteries causing symptoms and are at increased risk of a heart attack. It’s even scarier when you are told you may need open-heart surgery or other procedures such as stents…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease

The New Disappearing Absorb Heart Stent

January 14, 2017 15784 16
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

This article is about the Absorb Heart Stent, a new dissolving stent known as a Bio-absorbable Scaffold. Unlike traditional heart stents that remain for life, the Absorb heart stent dissolves over time to where it completely disappears. This has many advantages. In this article myheart.net author, and cardiologist Mustafa Ahmed MD of Princeton Baptist Medical…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease

Low Heart Rate – Bradycardia Explained by a Heart Doctor

January 7, 2017 119774 46
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

The medical term for a low heart rate is bradycardia. Sometimes a low heart rate is defined as below 60 beats per minute, but it would probably make more sense to have low heart rate defined as below 50 beats per minute. Patients often ask if they have a low heart rate and whether there…

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias

Watchman Device – Explained and FAQ’s Answered by a Cardiologist

December 6, 2016 61587 30
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

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What is the Watchman Device (Also known as Watchman Procedure, Watchman Heart Procedure or Watchman Implant)? The Watchman Device is a small implant placed in to the heart that can reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Patients with atrial fibrillation are at increased risk of stroke, mainly due to clots that…

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias

The Echo Board Exam – Everything You Need to Know to Pass

November 24, 2016 14543 8
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

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Content covered in this comprehensive article includes the Echo Board Exam, Echo boards information, ASCeXAM®, echoboardstudy.com, Echo board certification, echo board review, echo board study, echo board resources, echo board practice questions, and echo board practice tests. What is the Echo Board Exam? The echocardiography board exam is also known as echo boards or the…

Filed Under: Tests & Investigations

Heart Ablation – Explained by a Cardiologist

November 21, 2016 23028 11
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Heart ablation is a procedure used to treat heart conditions that include a number of heart rhythm problems or in some cases enlargement of the heart known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Heart ablation is in general a catheter-based procedure (such as TAVR for aortic stenosis or Mitraclip for mitral regurgitation) that means it is performed through…

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias

Robotic Heart Surgery – Ultimate Guide For Patients

October 26, 2016 9937 18
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

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What is Robotic Heart Surgery? Robotic heart surgery has revolutionized the way we think of heart operations. When you think of heart surgery, a large scar down the entire front of the chest comes to mind. With robotic heart surgery, complex problems can often be fixed with precision, through small holes on the chest wall,…

Filed Under: Heart Valves

Heart Bypass Surgery Explained In Incredible Pictures

October 20, 2016 33538 12
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Heart Bypass Surgery Heart Bypass Surgery is an open-heart surgery that is used to treat blockages of the heart arteries. When there is a heart artery blockage, blood supply to areas of the heart are affected. A heart bypass is attached beyond the blockage restoring blood flow to that area. Heart bypasses are either arteries…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease

Open Heart Surgery – Incredible Picture Guide!

October 12, 2016 56172 29
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

What is Open Heart Surgery? Traditionally, open heart surgery meant the breastbone being cracked open, providing direct access to the heart, allowing heart surgeons to fix heart problems while the patient is placed on a heart lung machine. Open heart surgery is probably the most widely known and feared of all operations, but in the…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles

Double Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty – Incredible Picture Guide

October 7, 2016 3137 9
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

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Double Balloon Mitral Valvuloplasty for Mitral Stenosis One of the techniques used for mitral valvuloplasty for severe mitral stenosis is the double balloon mitral valvuloplasty technique. This is much less commonly used as compared to the Inoue balloon mitral valvuloplasty technique with reasons including complexity limiting it to experienced operators. However, there is a renewed…

Filed Under: Heart Valves

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