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Amyloidosis: Treating a Rare Disease

June 4, 2020 611 4
Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD

Apolipoprotein A1

What exactly is amyloidosis, and how do doctors treat it? Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed discuss this rare disease with Dr. Jason Guichard, a cardiologist with Prisma Health in South Carolina specializing in heart failure/transplant. Subscribe to the MyHeart.net Podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Google Podcasts. Please comment below if you would like us to…

Filed Under: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Podcast

COVID-19 and Children

May 29, 2020 731 5
Mark Law, MD

A child's bear with a mask on to prevent COVID -19 spread, test against a yellow background.

Previously recorded May 10, 2020 Dr. Alain Bouchard and Dr. Mustafa Ahmed are joined by Dr. Mark Law, a pediatric cardiologist at Children's of Alabama, and Dr. David Fieno of Shelby Baptist Medical Center to discuss the effect of COVID-19 on children's cardiological health as well as its relationship to Kawasaki disease. Transcript Dr. Philip…

Filed Under: Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Medical News, Podcast Tagged With: cardiology, pediatric cardiology

Pure Fruit Juices: Sugary Drinks Like Any Other?

October 26, 2019 4244 9
Martin Juneau, MD

So-called “sugary drinks” generally refer to beverages containing added sugars (sucrose, corn syrup, juice concentrates, or other sweeteners) such as soft drinks, fruit punches, energy drinks, or even sports drinks. These beverages are the main source of simple sugar in the diet of North Americans and a significant proportion of calories consumed daily, especially among teenagers…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, Heart Disease, Heart Health, Risk & Prevention

Anti-Aging Effect of a Healthy Lifestyle

July 12, 2019 6186 20
Martin Juneau, MD

According to recent studies, adopting a healthy lifestyle, i.e., eating well, exercising, managing stress, and not smoking or drinking too much alcohol, has beneficial effects on the aging of our cells. One of the well-documented phenomena that occur during cellular aging is the degradation of telomeres, unique structures found at the ends of each of…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition, General Health, Heart Disease, Heart Health, Risk & Prevention

What to Expect: Nuclear Stress Test

July 12, 2019 30087 28
Alain Bouchard, MD

Nuclear Stress Test: What is it? A nuclear stress test is a minimally invasive diagnostic imaging procedure designed to evaluate the perfusion of blood through the coronary arteries to the heart muscle. Images of the heart are acquired when the heart is in a baseline resting state and again after the heart has been exercised,…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles, Heart Disease

An Increase in Cardiovascular Disease on the Horizon?

April 4, 2019 4379 14
Martin Juneau, MD

The dramatic decrease in mortality from cardiovascular disease between 1970 and 2010 is one of the greatest successes of modern medicine. In several industrialized countries (particularly North America, Western Europe, Japan, Australia, New Zealand), the mortality rate fell by about 70% during this period, so that in some countries (notably Canada), cardiovascular disease is no…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Heart Health, Risk & Prevention Tagged With: prevention

My Watch Told Me to Go to the Hospital

March 31, 2019 15539 30
Alain Bouchard, MD

The role technology plays in our lives is rapidly evolving. The rise of wearable technology from fitness trackers to the Apple watch has been made possible by the technology getting smaller and faster. Technology is becoming part of us. As these technologies are being developed and tested, there is a need for guidelines to address…

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias, Exercise, Featured Articles, General Health, Heart Disease, Risk & Prevention, Tests & Investigations

Cardiac MRI Scans in Patients with Pacemaker Defibrillators

March 25, 2019 8174 18
Alain Bouchard, MD

Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is a completely noninvasive test that uses a magnetic field and radio frequency waves to create detailed pictures of the heart and blood vessels. It depicts the heart wall and valves structure and displays its function. It provides information on the regional and global heart function, valves and their function…

Filed Under: Cardiac Arrhythmias, Coronary Artery Disease, Featured Articles, Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Heart Valves, Tests & Investigations

Women and Stress Cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo

February 11, 2019 10670 25
Alain Bouchard, MD

Points to Remember:- Stress cardiomyopathy or Takotsubo was initially regarded as benign but can be associated with severe clinical complications including death.- Most common symptoms include chest pain and shortness of breath similar to a heart attack.- 5 - 6% of female present with suspected STEMI.- Women are frequently affected by emotional stress such as…

Filed Under: Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Heart Health, Risk & Prevention

Gene Therapy for Heart Failure

August 15, 2018 9069 24
Alain Bouchard, MD

The use of gene therapy for heart failure is currently being investigated. Heart failure is a major public concern which affects an estimated 1% of the Western world, including over 5 million Americans with over half a million new cases each year. The current medical treatment of heart failure includes proven beneficial medicine such as…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease, Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathies, Tests & Investigations

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