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Ten Tips For Weight Loss

May 16, 2013 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 2 Comments

Ten Tips For Weight Loss

By Murtaza Ahmed MD So you’ve made the decision to lose weight and get healthy, you have an idea what you should and shouldn’t be eating and you can’t wait to start seeing the results.  This is great and you are well on your way, so the last thing you want to do is make […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: carbohydrate, crash diet, eating a balanced diet, heart disease, Losing Weight, paleo diet, protein, Rapid Weight Loss, weight loss

Is it safe to take Viagra with my heart medications?

May 13, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 17 Comments

Sexual activity plays a crucial role in the psychological health and quality of life scores in patients with cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately, intimacy is frequently an issue in patient with cardiovascular disease. The causes of sexual dysfunction following myocardial infarction are multiple and include anxiety, depression, medication effect and vascular insufficiency. Regardless of the cause, the […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease Tagged With: heart disease, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

High Triglycerides and My Heart

May 12, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 5 Comments

By Julian Booker MD Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. Excess triglycerides are then stored in fat cells throughout your body. If you eat too many calories, it is a good bet that those extra calories will be triglycerides at some point. A normal triglyceride level is less than 150 mg/dl and […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease Tagged With: Blood sugar, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, Lovaza, Low-density lipoprotein, Vascepa

How Often Should I Have a Stress Test?

May 12, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 22 Comments

heart on a treadmill

By Julian Booker MD As is my usual practice with blog entries, I try to give disclaimers. These disclaimers are designed to protect YOU!! Your doctor has your best interest at heart (pun intended). Trust your doctor. If you have any reservations about your care, talk to him/her. Your clinical situation is unique. This blog […]

Filed Under: Tests & Investigations Tagged With: Anginal Equivalent, Chest pain, Coronary circulation, Electrocardiography, Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), heart disease, stress test

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 3 – The Dreaded ‘Flail leaflet’

May 5, 2013 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 12 Comments

 Think of the mitral valve in mitral valve prolapse as a parachute. The canopy of the parachute is rounded, like a mitral valve prolapse valve (where as in a normal valve it would be a flat top). The strings that connect the canopy to the person are like the ‘chordae’ that attach the valve to […]

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

When can I have sex after a heart attack?

May 5, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker Leave a Comment

Sex & Heart Attack

Okay. First things first. If you have heart trouble, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN before proceeding with sexual activity. You should complete a thorough history and physical exam to determine that you are indeed low risk. Now that we have that out of the way, we will review the American Heart Association’s consensus statement on sex after […]

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

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 1 – The Basics

April 26, 2013 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 11 Comments

What is the Mitral Valve ? Blood flow through the left side of the heart is simple. It goes from the top chamber of the heart, to the bottom chamber of the heart then out to the body. The mitral valve is the valve between the top and bottom chambers that is simply there to […]

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: heart disease, heart valve, leaky heart valve, leaky mitral valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), Myxomatous degeneration

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