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What is a TIA? Transient Ischemic Attack Explained

November 16, 2022 by Philip Johnson, MD, PhD Leave a Comment

Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke, and every year more than 795,000 people suffer from a stroke. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA), also known as a “mini-stroke,” is a stroke where blood flow to the brain is blocked only for a short time. It is often a precursor to a full stroke […]

Filed Under: General Health, Vascular Disease Tagged With: Diabetes, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), mini stroke, Stroke, transient ischemic attack

Cryptogenic Stroke and PFO with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, Dr. Soo Young Kwon, and Dr. Ekaterina Bakradze

September 28, 2021 by Alain Bouchard, MD 6 Comments

Cryptogenic Stroke and PFO

When a patient has a PFO, or hole in the heart, doctors are left with a decision: to close or not to close. Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed discuss cryptogenic stroke and PFO, as well as the role of the heart-brain team, with Dr. Soo Young Kwon and Dr. Ekaterina Bakradze, both of […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Podcast Tagged With: cryptogenic stroke, patent foramen ovale, PFO, Stroke

AFib Dilemma: Stroke vs. Bleed with Dr. Yoaav Krauthammer

April 23, 2021 by Alain Bouchard, MD 4 Comments

How should we attempt stroke prevention in AFib patients with high bleeding risk?

Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Yoaav Krauthammer in a discussion of stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and high bleeding risk. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 5/5 (11) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Podcast Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Stroke

The Watchman Device with Dr. Greg Von Mering

March 25, 2021 by Alain Bouchard, MD 2 Comments

A Watchman device, used to help reduce stroke risk in patients.

Implantable heart devices can serve as alternatives to anticoagulants for patients with high stroke risk. Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Greg Von Mering discuss the Watchman device and other similar solutions in this episode of the MyHeart.net Podcast. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. 5/5 (11) Tell Us How We're Doing… Was […]

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Podcast, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Stroke

Benefits of Coffee : Getting To The Heart Of The Matter

March 15, 2015 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 12 Comments

coffee and your heart

Decades ago in the 70’s and 80’s there was a flurry of articles published in major medical journals that implicated coffee drinking as a risk factor for heart attacks. It was reported that the risk was related to the amount of coffee consumed: the more coffee, the higher the risk. But as research techniques improved, […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition Tagged With: Cholesterol, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Diabetes, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Stroke

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

Is Chocolate Good For Your Heart?

February 9, 2014 by Stephen Russell, MD Leave a Comment

Is Chocolate Good For Your Heart?

By Stephen Russell MD It’s the season of love during Valentine’s day. A time for romance. For greeting cards. For heart-shaped decorations. And for chocolate. Since antiquity, couples have called on the memory of St. Valentine to profess their love for one another, and perhaps no other gift better represents those emotions than a box […]

Filed Under: Risk & Prevention Tagged With: heart disease, Stroke

How Exercise Can Save Your Life

December 21, 2013 by Stephen Russell, MD 1 Comment

men running

I cut my teeth on country music in college. Having come from Alabama, one would think that country music was in my blood, but it took a move to Nashville to have the country melody course through my soul. In a line from a country music classic at that time, Clint Black sang: “Walking away, […]

Filed Under: Exercise, General Health, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), Stroke

Atrial Fibrillation – Part 2 – Blood thinners

October 4, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 4 Comments

By Julian Booker MD Although we identify only four chambers with a normal human heart, the left atrium has a small finger-like pouch attachment most commonly called the appendage. Blood flow within the appendage can be slower than the rest of the left atrium. Although many cardiologists would argue, the left atrial appendage does have […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias, Heart Disease Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Stroke

The 35-45 Year-Old Health Check – (Part 1) – Why is it so important?

September 10, 2013 by Dr. Murtaza Ahmed 2 Comments

  By Murtaza Ahmed MD As I mentioned in my previous post, the obesity epidemic, one of the most common presentations of the 35-45 year old  patient is for a ‘general health check’.  There is something about this age that makes people conscious that there may be aspects of their health that require attention.  The […]

Filed Under: Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), Diabetes, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Stroke

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