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Huff Puff: Why you might be short of breath

November 25, 2015 by Shane Nanayakkara, MBBS 6 Comments

Why am I short of breath – could it be heart failure?  The term heart failure is a frightening one – often people think about their heart stopping, ‘failing’ as the term goes – leading to death. But, as we’ve learned previously, there’s more to heart failure than the name. How does the heart pump? […]

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Tagged With: Heart failure, shortness of breath

Can You Die From a Broken Heart?

May 14, 2015 by Stephen Russell, MD 4 Comments

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My wife lost her first love recently. Preceding me by five years, this guy was a constant presence in her house when we met. He shared her bed. He slept on her sofa. He ate her food. Even when I cast questioning glances his way during the early days of our courtship, nothing changed. I […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Chest pain, Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), shortness of breath

Afib with RVR – When The Heart Races Out Of Control

June 29, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 57 Comments

Afib with RVR

What Is Afib with RVR? Afib with RVR refers to atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate. Usually the heart is like clockwork, the top (collecting) chambers beat then the bottom (main pumping) chambers sense this and also beat, and so on, in a nice regular fashion just like a clock ticking second after second. Usually […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias, Heart Disease Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Blood pressure, Cardiovascular disease, Chest pain, Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), heart disease, Heart failure, Heart rate, heart rhythm, palpitations, shortness of breath, Stroke

COPD – An Overview

November 15, 2013 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 7 Comments

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

Understanding Kidney Disease

September 8, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 6 Comments

Kidney Disease

Chronic kidney disease is a condition where your kidneys have been damaged and do not perform their primary functions at peak capacity. In addition to the aforementioned duties, the kidney’s most well-known function is to help filter the blood of various toxins and excess byproducts of metabolism.

Filed Under: General Health Tagged With: Blood pressure, Cardiovascular disease, Chronic Illness, Diabetes, edema, Heart failure, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), shortness of breath

Diastolic Heart Failure

June 25, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 46 Comments

Diastolic Heart Failure

Diastolic heart failure, is when you have heart failure with a near normal (preserved) ejection fraction. This type of heart failure is related more to the heart’s inability to relax. Diastolic Heart Failure sounds like a really scary thing, but don’t write your will yet. Learn the facts from a world renowned cardiologist.

Filed Under: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Blood pressure, Congestive Heart Failure, Echocardiography, edema, Heart failure, shortness of breath

Chest Pain – Part 2 – More Chest Pains

June 20, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 8 Comments

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 by Dr. Julian Booker 29 Comments

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 by Dr. Julian Booker 5 Comments

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

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