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Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease is the most common type of heart disease and is the leading cause of death in the United States.  It is caused by a buildup of plaque inside the coronary arteries.

Open Heart Surgery – Incredible Picture Guide!

October 12, 2016 111965 36
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

What is Open Heart Surgery? Traditionally, open heart surgery meant the breastbone being cracked open, providing direct access to the heart, allowing heart surgeons to fix heart problems while the patient is placed on a heart lung machine. Open heart surgery is probably the most widely known and feared of all operations, but in the…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles

How Long Does Heart Bypass Surgery Last?

January 8, 2016 212803 40
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

how long does my bypass surgery last

Heart Bypass Surgery Is Common  Several hundred thousand patients undergo a bypass operation every year in the US. Although the numbers are not as high as a decade ago (largely due to the number of stent procedures performed by cardiologists) bypass surgery remains the best and safest option for many patients with serious heart artery…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease

Signs and Symptoms of a Heart Attack

January 2, 2016 13328 7
Brad Richardson

signs and symptoms of a heart attack

Why it’s important to be aware of the signs and symptoms of a heart attack Signs and symptoms of a heart attack can get muddied in our ever quickening pace of society. It seems as if we have become accustomed to feeling tired and “run down.” We unconsciously have conditioned ourselves to downplay our physical feelings…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease

Exercise in Coronary Artery Disease

May 18, 2015 17552 8
Dr. Murtaza Ahmed

Exercise in Coronary Artery Disease

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Exercise, Heart Disease, Heart Health

Can You Die From a Broken Heart?

May 14, 2015 11423 5
Stephen Russell, MD

heart pain

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

What’s a NSTEMI? Non ST Segment Myocardial Infarction

April 30, 2015 261413 126
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

STEMI

Website theme is by modafinilresearch.com where you can Learn about Modafinil online   Have you or a loved one had a NSTEMI? Click here to read about cutting edge and potentially life saving treatments written by myheart.net author and cardiologist Dr. Alain Bouchard

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease

High Blood Cholesterol – What Do the New Guidelines Say?

February 12, 2015 57329 184
Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD

Cholesterol Guildeilnes

This article by cardiologist Dr. Jason Guichard outlines the updated high blood cholesterol guidelines so you can make informed decisions regarding your diet, possible blood pressure medications, and more.

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Chronic Illness

The LAD Artery – Left Anterior Descending Artery

February 11, 2015 26718 6
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

The Left Anterior Descending (LAD) is one of the most important in you body and your heart! Understand how this amazing heart valve works, how to lookout for blockages – like the dreaded Widowmaker – and make sense of the LAD with images and captions created by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed.

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease

The LAD Artery

February 11, 2015 241956 84
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

The LAD Artery

The Left Anterior Descending (LAD) is one of the most important in you body and your heart! Understand how this amazing heart valve works, how to lookout for blockages – like the dreaded Widowmaker – and make sense of the LAD with images and captions created by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed.

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

The Widow Maker Heart Attack

January 28, 2015 294986 338
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

The widowmaker is the quintessential heart attack. And it’s dangerous. Find out why they call this LAD blockage the widow maker, what you can do to limit the risks of such a heart attack, and how widowmaker heart attacks are treated.

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles Tagged With: Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction), Heart failure, stent

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