Type 2 diabetes mellitus or adult-onset diabetes is a chronic disease characterized by high levels of blood sugar, usually >126 mg/dL or a Hb A1c >6.5. This is the result of the body becoming resistant to insulin and cannot use insulin properly. Diabetes mellitus is heavily influenced by dietary patterns, physical activity, and body weight. […]
Lowering Your Cholesterol: Guide to Preventing Heart Disease
Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death worldwide resulting in 16% of death annually. Coronary artery disease accounts for over 600,000 deaths annually and is the leading cause of mortality in the US. Modifiable risk factors that include a healthy lifestyle (diet, exercise, and smoking cessation), dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia, and hypertension can prevent 4 out […]
“Preventing Heart Disease: Identifying and Mitigating Risk Factors for a Healthier Future”
Heart disease is a major public health concern worldwide, and primary prevention of heart disease is essential to reducing its incidence. Primary prevention refers to measures that are taken to prevent the development of a disease before it occurs. This approach to prevention is particularly important for heart disease because once the disease develops, it […]
THE CHRONIC LEAKY MITRAL VALVE
This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Mustafa Ahmed, Associate Professor of Medicine, Director of the Structural and Interventional Cardiology Program at the University of Alabama, at Birmingham. CHRONIC MITRAL INSUFFICIENCY: In this report, we would like to concentrate on the primary mitral insufficiency which is a disease of the mitral valve apparatus (mitral […]
STATIN VS SUPPLEMENTS FOR HIGH CHOLESTEROL
This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Steven Nissen, MD.Chief Academic Officer of the Heart and Vascular Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and Professor of Medicine at the Lerner College of Medicine. With the high prevalence of risk factors and cardiovascular disease in the US, looking at Statin vs Supplements for high cholesterol appears […]
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY: PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE
Dr. Alain Bouchard is joined by Dr. Nelson B. Schiller, MD, FACCFounder the UCSF Adult Echocardiography Laboratory and Adult Congenital Heart Disease Clinic. Echocardiography: Clinical use in Cardiology. Echocardiography is a non-invasive diagnostic technique that provides information about cardiac anatomy, function, and hemodynamics. In the last 40 years, the evolution of this technique has made […]
Cardiac Rehabilitation and Secondary Prevention
This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Chip Lavie. In the US, it is estimated that approximately 800,000 new and 200,000 recurrent myocardial infarctions occur each year. The prevalence of coronary artery disease and heart failure is increasing. Each year, over 950,000 patients undergo percutaneous coronary angioplasty, 400,000 patients undergo coronary bypass surgery, and […]
How To Treat Prostate Cancer and Protect Your Heart
This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Michael Bivins, Dr. Carrie Lenneman, and Dr. Mollie deShazo. The most common cause of death in men is cardiovascular disease, followed by cancer. Prostate cancer is the number one cause of cancer in men. The numbers are staggering. In 2019, 3,650,000 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer. […]
Stem Cells in Heart Failure with Dr. Emerson Perin
How can we utilize the regenerative stem cells already found in the human adult body to combat the effects of heart failure? Dr. Alain Bouchard discusses this cutting edge realm of medicine with Dr. Emerson Perin, director of the Center for Clinical Research at the Texas Heart Institute. Transcript AnnouncerThis is the MyHeart.net Podcast. This […]
Stem Cells for the Treatment of Heart Failure
This article was written in collaboration with Dr. Emerson Perin, Director of the Center for Clinical Research, Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX. Heart failure with reduced ejection fraction is a chronic but progressive disease. Patients can live several years and even decades with chronic systolic heart failure. However, the progression of the disease can lead […]
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