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Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia

November 30, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 70 Comments

Inappropriate Sinus Tachycardia

 The normal heartbeat is generated just like clockwork by electric signals sent out from a natural pacemaker known as the sinus node. Normal individuals have heart rates of between 60-90 beats per minute. This is actually slower than the natural pacemaker of the heart, partly because there is the slowing influence of the nervous system […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, heart rhythm, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), palpitations

Mitral Valve Regurgitation (Mitral Insufficiency)

November 30, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 10 Comments

Mitral Valve regurgitation mitral insufficiency

By Mustafa Ahmed MD What is Mitral Valve Regurgitation (Mitral Insufficiency)? Mitral Valve Regurgitation also known as Mitral Insufficiency is basically a leaky mitral valve. As a doctor that specializes in heart valve disease, this is the most common valve problem I see. The mitral valve stops blood flowing backwards from the main chamber of […]

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, Heart failure, heart valve, leaky heart valve, leaky mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP)

Sinus Arrhythmia – What Is It?

November 27, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 79 Comments

What is Sinus Arrhythmia? What is sinus arrhythmia? Heartbeats are like clockwork. In the same way the second hand on a clock ticks regularly each second, the heart has an electrical impulse that is generated and leads to a heartbeat in a regular manner. The timing between each of these generated impulses is known as […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, Heart failure, heart rhythm

Troponin Levels – The Heart Attack Blood Test

November 20, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 239 Comments

Troponin Levels

What does elevated troponin level mean? An elevated troponin is in general concerning for heart damage until proven otherwise. It can be from a heart attack due to a blockage or due to other conditions that place strain on the heart such as heart failure or critical illness. As discussed below there are other, non […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Tests & Investigations Tagged With: Cardiovascular disease, Chest pain, Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction)

Earlobe Crease And Heart Disease – Fact Or Myth?

August 13, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 146 Comments

Earlobe Crease And Heart Disease

At myheart.net we’ve helped millions of people through our articles and answers. Now our authors are keeping readers up to date with cutting edge heart disease information through twitter. Follow Dr Ahmed on Twitter @MustafaAhmedMD Follow @MustafaAhmedMD A Brief History: Frank’s Sign In 1973, a physician called Sanders T. Frank had a letter published in the […]

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

PVC Heart Beats – Are They Dangerous?

July 30, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 221 Comments

PVC Heart Beats

PVC’s are common. Some people are troubled by just a few PVC’s where as others may have a PVC heart beat almost every other beat and not even notice it. Apart from being annoying to some (symptoms are sometimes described as heart flutter), are they of long-term significance? In this article we will look at […]

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias Tagged With: atrial fibrillation, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), heart disease, Heart failure, heart rhythm

Heart Disease by the Numbers

July 12, 2014 by Philip Johnson, MD, PhD Leave a Comment

Heart disease is the number one killer in the world. To find out more facts and statistics about heart disease and how to prevent it, check out our info-graphic from Healthline. No ratings yet. Tell Us How We're Doing… Was This Article Helpful?

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Plavix Side Effects – What To Expect

July 11, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 52 Comments

Plavix Side Effects

Plavix is the trade name of the drug clopidogrel and is basically an anti-blood clotting agent. One of the ways blood clots form is by lots of little cells called platelets sticking together. Plavix acts on platelets to stop them sticking together so easily, therefore helping to prevent the formation of clots. Common reasons to […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, General Health

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

Heart Blockage – Explained With Pictures!

June 8, 2014 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 599 Comments

Heart Blockage – Explained With Pictures

At MyHeart.net, we’ve helped millions of people through our articles and answers. Now our authors are keeping readers up to date with cutting edge heart disease information through twitter. Follow Dr Ahmed on Twitter @MustafaAhmedMD. Follow @MustafaAhmedMD Heart blockage is a term commonly used by patients referring to coronary artery disease, a build-up of plaque causing […]

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

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