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Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 5 – How Common is it?

May 25, 2013 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 8 Comments

Before reading this, if you haven’t read the first few posts, go ahead and read them so you have a good understanding of what mitral valve prolapse is, and how the valve is affected. Mitral valve prolapse has had several names over the years, including floppy valve syndrome, click syndrome, and click murmur syndrome.  Up […]

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

Heart Failure – How Much Salt Can I Eat?

May 24, 2013 by Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD 25 Comments

By Jason L. Guichard MD, PhD Even though the term “heart failure” sounds incurable and fatal, most patients with heart failure are still able to live long and healthy lives. The key to heart failure management is early diagnosis and treatment, including lifestyle changes. The treatment of heart failure is complex and individualized to each […]

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: Congestive Heart Failure, heart disease, Heart failure

Is it safe to take Viagra with my heart medications?

May 13, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 18 Comments

Sexual activity plays a crucial role in the psychological health and quality of life scores in patients with cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately, intimacy is frequently an issue in patient with cardiovascular disease. The causes of sexual dysfunction following myocardial infarction are multiple and include anxiety, depression, medication effect and vascular insufficiency. Regardless of the cause, the […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease Tagged With: heart disease, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)

High Triglycerides and My Heart

May 12, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker 5 Comments

By Julian Booker MD Triglycerides are a type of fat found in your blood. Excess triglycerides are then stored in fat cells throughout your body. If you eat too many calories, it is a good bet that those extra calories will be triglycerides at some point. A normal triglyceride level is less than 150 mg/dl and […]

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease Tagged With: Blood sugar, Cardiovascular disease, heart disease, Lovaza, Low-density lipoprotein, Vascepa

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 4 – Mitral Regurgitation

May 12, 2013 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 9 Comments

By Mustafa Ahmed MD So far we have discussed what mitral valve prolapse is, and what causes it. If you have not read the previous sections yet, then I suggest you go read those first to have a basic understanding of the mitral valve. Now we will discuss one of the complications of mitral valve […]

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: Dyspnea, flail leaflet, leaky heart valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), mitral valve repair

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 3 – The Dreaded ‘Flail leaflet’

May 5, 2013 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 12 Comments

 Think of the mitral valve in mitral valve prolapse as a parachute. The canopy of the parachute is rounded, like a mitral valve prolapse valve (where as in a normal valve it would be a flat top). The strings that connect the canopy to the person are like the ‘chordae’ that attach the valve to […]

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: flail leaflet, heart disease, heart surgery, leaky heart valve, leaky mitral valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), mitral valve repair

When can I have sex after a heart attack?

May 5, 2013 by Dr. Julian Booker Leave a Comment

Sex & Heart Attack

Okay. First things first. If you have heart trouble, CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN before proceeding with sexual activity. You should complete a thorough history and physical exam to determine that you are indeed low risk. Now that we have that out of the way, we will review the American Heart Association’s consensus statement on sex after […]

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

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 2 – The Valve

May 1, 2013 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 9 Comments

By Mustafa Ahmed MD So now you understand the basics of mitral valve prolapse.  When initially described as a relatively common cause of mitral valve disease in the 1950’s, mitral valve prolapse (MVP) was known as ‘floppy valve syndrome.’ The underlying process making the valve floppy is technically termed ‘myxomatous degeneration,’ which literally means jelly-like […]

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: heart valve, heart valve disease, leaky heart valve, leaky mitral valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), Myxomatous degeneration

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 1 – The Basics

April 26, 2013 by Dr. Mustafa Ahmed 11 Comments

What is the Mitral Valve ? Blood flow through the left side of the heart is simple. It goes from the top chamber of the heart, to the bottom chamber of the heart then out to the body. The mitral valve is the valve between the top and bottom chambers that is simply there to […]

Filed Under: Heart Valves Tagged With: heart disease, heart valve, leaky heart valve, leaky mitral valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP), Myxomatous degeneration

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