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What is a Normal Heart Rate?

September 9, 2018 785660 273
Dr. Jason L. Guichard, MD, PhD

What is a normal heart rate? Everyone wants to know what is normal, especially when it comes to heart health. Basic questions that are often asked or searched on the internet include: How do I determine a heart rate? What is a normal heart rate or pulse rate? What is a normal resting heart rate?…

Filed Under: Exercise, Featured Articles, Heart Health

Why Women’s Hearts are Different

April 24, 2018 18329 25
Nikki Stamp

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

What Causes High Blood Pressure? – Explained By A Cardiologist

April 22, 2018 8767 10
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

blood pressure and diet

What Causes High Blood Pressure? High blood pressure may be caused by a number of factors that include environmental exposures, genetics, lifestyle factors, activity levels, medications both prescribed and non prescribed and a number of medical conditions. What Causes High Blood Pressure – Our Exposures When we think about what causes high blood pressure, a…

Filed Under: Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Risk & Prevention

WHAT DOES CARDIAC CT SHOW?

April 2, 2018 23755 37
Alain Bouchard, MD

Noninvasive cardiac imaging has evolved significantly over the last several years. Advances in technology have led to the development of newer CT (Computed Tomography) systems with the improved spatial and temporal resolution, shorter imaging time, and with ECG gating, allows for the imaging of the beating heart. Cardiac CT is the fastest growing imaging modality in…

Filed Under: Aortic disease, Heart Disease, Risk & Prevention, Tests & Investigations, Vascular Disease

Heart Function Including Ejection Fraction (EF)

January 24, 2018 72308 55
Alain Bouchard, MD

  Heart function including ejection fraction (EF) is important in clinical practice because it is related to prognosis. Whether the patient suffers from valvular heart disease or ischemic heart disease, a measure of heart function including ejection fraction (EF) can predict future clinical outcome and assist in risk stratification. Several approaches to detect patients at…

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

Heart Monitors – What every patient needs to know

September 20, 2017 34365 12
Brian Kolski, MD

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My job as a cardiologist is to help make a diagnosis when symptoms arise. Once a diagnosis is made, patients can be offered therapy to help with symptoms. Patients experiencing any cardiac symptoms should consult a physician. One of the most common symptoms patients complain of is palpitations. Palpitations are any symptoms of extra hard…

Filed Under: Heart Health

Diet And High Blood Pressure

May 28, 2017 10176 13
Dr. Mustafa Ahmed

blood pressure and diet

Does diet play a role in high blood pressure? Are there certain foods that increase blood pressure or are there certain foods that can lower blood pressure or make it easier to control? In this article we will look at some of the studies that have looked at association between diet and blood pressure, and…

Filed Under: Diet & Nutrition

Cholesterol treatment and atherosclerosis: a new frontier

May 15, 2017 15629 48
Alain Bouchard, MD

The problem with cholesterol treament and atherosclerosis: Over the last decade, cholesterol treatment and atherosclerosis has evolved significantly. Atherosclerosis is a general term for hardening and thickening of the arteries. In its most common form, atherosclerosis is a slow progressive disease that usually starts in early adulthood and becomes dangerous later in life. Atherosclerosis is a…

Filed Under: Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease, Heart Health, Risk & Prevention

Treatment of High Blood Pressure: When Medicines Don’t Work

March 8, 2017 76892 56
Alain Bouchard, MD

The treatment of high blood pressure can be very challenging, especially when medicines don't work. Normal blood pressure is when the systolic blood pressure is less than 120 mm Hg and the diastolic blood pressure is less than 80 mm Hg. Hypertension is defined as a consistent elevation of blood pressure. Blood pressure is considered elevated when…

Filed Under: General Health, Heart Health, Hypertension (High Blood Pressure), Risk & Prevention

Chest Pain in Kids: Explained by a Pediatric Cardiologist

February 7, 2017 109903 16
Mark Law, MD

chest pain in kids

Chest Pain in Kids:  A Common Complaint Chest pain in kids is a very common complaint that is often heard from young children to teenagers. More often than not it is not a symptom of heart disease in children. In fact, over 95% of children referred to see a pediatric cardiologist for chest pain, do…

Filed Under: Heart Health

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