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Leaky Heart Valve – When The Mitral Valve Fails

June 1, 2014 24505 1
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Leaky Mitral Valve

A leaky heart valve, when the mitral valve is the valve involved is known as mitral regurgitation. The most common cause of this leaky heart valve is mitral valve prolapse and it is the most common valve related disease in the US. Other causes include an enlarged heart and coronary artery disease. See some of…

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, Dyspnea, Echocardiography, flail leaflet, heart disease, Heart failure, heart surgery, leaky heart valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)

COPD – An Overview

November 15, 2013 12438 5
Dr. Murtaza Ahmed

What is COPD?

COPD can be a scary diagnosis. This easy to understand overview of COPD written by a doctor helps patients and loved one’s understand COPD, its symptoms, and their likely prognosis. Believe it or not, there is hope. Find out why.

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Chronic Illness, COPD, Dyspnea, shortness of breath

Chest Pain – Part 2 – More Chest Pains

June 20, 2013 49265 0
Dr. Julian Booker

When we last spoke, we were discussing angina. We now know what it usually feels like and what it usually means. But there are many other reason to have chest pain, some dangerous and some not. We will spend the next bit of our time today discussing some causes of chest pain not related to…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease Tagged With: Aortic valve stenosis, Chest pain, Chronic Illness, Dyspnea, heart disease, shortness of breath

Chest Pain – Part 1 – Angina

June 18, 2013 80081 3
Dr. Julian Booker

Chest pain is one of the most frightening symptoms that a person can experience. The problem is that not all chest pain is dangerous and not all chest pains are created equal. Some chest pain such as that associated with a heart attack, can be very dangerous. What makes things worse is that each person…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease Tagged With: Angina, Angina pectoris, Chest pain, Cholesterol, Chronic Illness, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Coronary circulation, Diabetes, Dyspnea, EKG, Electrocardiography, Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), heart disease, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Low-density lipoprotein, shortness of breath, stress test

PFO anyone?

June 2, 2013 13707 2
Dr. Julian Booker

By Julian Booker MD Help!! It’s an emergency!! I have a hole in my heart!! My last doctor performed an echocardiogram and told me I have a patent foramen ovale (PFO). What does this mean? More importantly, what does this mean for me? The foramen ovale is a shunt that is a necessary component of…

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: Atrial septal defect, congenital heart disease, Dyspnea, Echocardiography, EKG, Heart failure, PFO, shortness of breath, Stroke

How often should I have an Echocardiogram?

May 24, 2013 53175 2
Dr. Julian Booker

By Julian Booker MD How often should I have an Echocardiogram? The first thing that must be stated about the echocardiography appropriate use guidelines is that they are just that...guidelines. They are designed to provide direction but still be vague enough to allow flexibility in their interpretation if needed. This flexibility is needed so as…

Filed Under: Tests & Investigations Tagged With: Blood pressure, Chest pain, Dyspnea, Echocardiography, heart disease, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 4 – Mitral Regurgitation

May 12, 2013 12769 1
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

By Mustafa Ahmed MD So far we have discussed what mitral valve prolapse is, and what causes it. If you have not read the previous sections yet, then I suggest you go read those first to have a basic understanding of the mitral valve. Now we will discuss one of the complications of mitral valve…

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: Dyspnea, flail leaflet, leaky heart valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), mitral valve repair

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