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Spicing Up the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease with Chili Peppers

June 30, 2020 603 3
Martin Juneau, MD

Chili peppers in a bowl.

OVERVIEWThe frequency of weekly consumption of chili peppers by 22,811 Italians from the Molise region was measured over an 8-year period.At the same time, researchers identified deaths from cardiovascular disease, cancer, or other causes that occurred during this period.Results show that people who eat chilies 4 or more times per week have a 44% and 61%…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Disease, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease

Surviving a Heart Attack: the Big One!

May 22, 2017 23875 51
Alain Bouchard, MD

The widow maker heart attack, also known as "the big one",  is an acute occlusion of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery that can lead to severe heart muscle damage and/or death.  If not treated in a timely matter, surviving a heart attack of this magnitude is very difficult. While visiting Austin, Texas, my wife and I…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease Tagged With: angiogram, arteriogram, cath, catheterization, coronary artery disease, heart attack, heart disease, Heart failure, LAD, left anterior descending artery, left ventricle, stem cells, stent, widow maker, widowmaker

Tilt Test – Tilt Table Test Explained!

February 13, 2015 69462 10
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

tilt test tilt table test

Did your doctor order you to take a tilt test? He could suspect you have POTS Syndrome or any kind of disease. Learn what to expect from your tilt test experience and what kind of cardiovascular diseases your physician may be trying to diagnosis.

Filed Under: Tests & Investigations Tagged With: heart disease

A Guide to STEMI (ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction) Heart Attacks

January 25, 2015 158484 22
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

stemi guide

Have you or a loved one recently suffered from a STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) heart attack? Are you a physician or med student looking for STEMI diagnostic and treatment guidelines? This article is an all-encompassing STEMI resource guide. At myheart.net we've helped millions of people through our articles and answers. Now our authors are keeping readers…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease

How to Become a Cardiologist

December 23, 2014 133576 71
Anant Kharod MD

How to Become a Cardiologist

The Early Stages of Becoming a Cardiologist At myheart.net we've helped millions of people through our articles and answers. Now our authors are keeping readers up to date with cutting edge heart disease information through twitter. Follow Dr Ahmed on Twitter @MustafaAhmedMD Follow @MustafaAhmedMD If you are reading this article on how to become a cardiologist,…

Filed Under: General Health, Heart Disease Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Blood pressure, Chest pain, Echocardiography, heart disease, Heart failure, heart valve

Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia

November 30, 2014 82356 21
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia

 The normal heartbeat is generated just like clockwork by electric signals sent out from a natural pacemaker known as the sinus node. Normal individuals have heart rates of between 60-90 beats per minute. This is actually slower than the natural pacemaker of the heart, partly because there is the slowing influence of the nervous system…

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, heart rhythm, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), palpitations

Mitral Valve Regurgitation (Mitral Insufficiency)

November 30, 2014 17146 1
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Mitral Valve regurgitation mitral insufficiency

By Mustafa Ahmed MD What is Mitral Valve Regurgitation (Mitral Insufficiency)? Mitral Valve Regurgitation also known as Mitral Insufficiency is basically a leaky mitral valve. As a doctor that specializes in heart valve disease, this is the most common valve problem I see. The mitral valve stops blood flowing backwards from the main chamber of…

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, Heart failure, heart valve, leaky heart valve, leaky mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)

Sinus Arrhythmia – What Is It?

November 27, 2014 111235 14
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

What is Sinus Arrhythmia? What is sinus arrhythmia? Heartbeats are like clockwork. In the same way the second hand on a clock ticks regularly each second, the heart has an electrical impulse that is generated and leads to a heartbeat in a regular manner. The timing between each of these generated impulses is known as…

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, Heart failure, heart rhythm

Low Carb Diets and Cholesterol Levels – When High Fat Isn’t Bad

September 25, 2014 11393 3
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

low carb diets and cholesterol

The following article is not intended to be part of the debate concerning cholesterol, or whether a low carb high fat diet such as the Atkins diet is good for long term health, it is simply to review the evidence with respect to the effect of low carb diets on cholesterol. One of the problems…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Exercise, General Health, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Cholesterol, heart disease, Losing Weight

Earlobe Crease And Heart Disease – Fact Or Myth?

August 13, 2014 243211 76
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

Earlobe Crease And Heart Disease

At myheart.net we've helped millions of people through our articles and answers. Now our authors are keeping readers up to date with cutting edge heart disease information through twitter. Follow Dr Ahmed on Twitter @MustafaAhmedMD Follow @MustafaAhmedMD A Brief History: Frank's Sign In 1973, a physician called Sanders T. Frank had a letter published in the…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease Tagged With: Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), heart disease

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