Tag Archives: heart disease

Chronic kidney disease – Part 2 – a little more

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Julian Booker, MD

By Julian Booker, MD You may recall in an earlier post a discussion of Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) risk equivalency. A CHD risk equivalent is a disease or cluster of diseases that places you at a significantly increased risk for … Continue reading →

Posted in Hypertension, Julian Booker myHeart Blog, Preventative Medicine | Tagged ACE inhibitor, American Heart Association, angiotensin receptor blocker, avapro, benicar, Cardiovascular disease, carotid, CHD, Cholesterol, Chronic kidney disease, Congenital heart defect, coronary, Coronary disease, diabetes, health, heart disease, hypertension, micardis, PAD, peripheral artery disease, proteinuria, statin | 1 Comment

What is a stress test?

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Julian Booker, MD

By Julian Booker, MD Unless otherwise stated, any stress test referenced on a MyHeart related blog post will refer specifically to cardiac stress tests. Other heart related stress tests like cardiopulmonary exercise tests can be discussed at a later date. … Continue reading →

Posted in Julian Booker myHeart Blog | Tagged adenosine, angina, CAD, Cardiac stress test, Chest pain, Coronary artery disease, Coronary circulation, diabetes, dobutamine, ecg, echo, Echocardiography, EKG, Electrocardiography, health, Heart, heart disease, lexiscan, nuclear, persantine, Stress, treadmill | 1 Comment

Echocardiography – Part 1 – What is an echocardiogram

Posted on August 12, 2013 by Julian Booker, MD

By Julian Booker, MD An echocardiogram or echo for short, is a powerful tool used primarily by cardiologists to evaluate the heart’s structure and function. An echocardiogram is a type of sonogram which means that it uses sound waves to … Continue reading →

Posted in Julian Booker myHeart Blog | Tagged aortic regurgitation, aortic stenosis, Atrial septal defect, Cardiac muscle, congenital heart disease, contrast, Definity, Echocardiography, ejection fraction, heart disease, Heart failure, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve prolapse, myxoma, Optison, PFO, regurgitation, Sound, Ventricular septal defect | 4 Comments

Can Medicines Help My Mitral Valve?

Posted on July 27, 2013 by myheartspecialist

By Mustafa I. Ahmed MD Can Medicines Help My Mitral Valve? The mitral valve is there to stop blood flowing backwards in the left side of the heart, and so allows blood to travel the correct way, forward, to supply the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mitral Valve Prolapse, Mitral Valve Prolapse | Tagged Beta blocker, health, heart disease, Heart failure, HEART VALVE SURGERY, leaky heart valve, leaky mitral valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral valve prolapse, MVP | Leave a comment

Exercise and Coronary Artery Disease – Is it Safe and Should I Be Doing It?

Posted on July 15, 2013 by Murtaza Ahmed MD

By Murtaza Ahmed MD Time after time I come across patients who are suffering from stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who, through no fault of their own, are under the impression that they can’t partake in any form of ‘strenuous’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Diet & Exercise | Tagged CAD, Cardiovascular disease, Coronary artery disease, exercise, heart disease, IHD, ischaemic heart disease, ischemic heart disease, Myocardial infarction, Physical exercise, treatment, treatment of heart disease, weight training in heart disease | 3 Comments

Chest Pain – Part 2 – more chest pains

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Julian Booker, MD

By Julian Booker, MD When we last spoke, we were discussing angina. We now know what it usually feels like and what it usually means. But there are many other reason to have chest pain, some dangerous and some not. We … Continue reading →

Posted in Julian Booker myHeart Blog | Tagged aneurysm, Aortic dissection, Aortic valve stenosis, Chest pain, deep venous thrombosis, Dyspnea, health, heart disease, pericardial effusion, Pericarditis, Physical examination, Pulmonary embolism, pulmonary thromboembolism, shortness of breath | 7 Comments

Chest Pain – Part 1 – angina

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Julian Booker, MD

By Julian Booker, MD Chest pain is one of the most frightening symptoms that a person can experience. The problem is that not all chest pain is dangerous and not all chest pains are created equal. Some chest pain such … Continue reading →

Posted in Julian Booker myHeart Blog | Tagged angina, Angina pectoris, Artery, brilinta, cardiology, catheterization, Chest pain, Cholesterol, coronary, Coronary artery disease, Coronary circulation, diabetes, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Dyspnea, EKG, Electrocardiography, heart attack, heart disease, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, Low-density lipoprotein, Myocardial infarction, plavix, prasugrel, shortness of breath, statin, stress test | 13 Comments

Aortic stenosis?!!

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Julian Booker, MD

Our body’s primary artery, the aorta, supplies blood to the entire body. The aortic valve allows blood to flow from the heart into the aorta but prevents blood from leaking back into the heart. In aortic stenosis, sometimes called aortic … Continue reading →

Posted in Julian Booker myHeart Blog, Mitral Valve Prolapse | Tagged American Heart Association, angina, Angina pectoris, Anginal Equivalent, Aortic valve, Aortic valve stenosis, Cardiac muscle, chf, dizziness, Echocardiography, health, heart disease, Heart failure, heart surgery, heart valve, near syncope, Rheumatic fever, Surgery, syncope, tavi, tavr, United States | 5 Comments

Diabetes and my heart

Posted on June 13, 2013 by Julian Booker, MD

By Julian Booker, MD When I am in clinic, there are very few things that drive me crazier than trying to impress upon a patient the importance of managing their cardiovascular risk. Once a patient has a heart attack … Continue reading →

Posted in Julian Booker myHeart Blog, Preventative Medicine | Tagged Amaryl, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, angina, Anginal Equivalent, Avandia, blood glucose, Blood sugar, BMI, Body mass index, cdc, Coronary artery disease, Diabeta, Diabetes mellitus type 2, Glynase, heart attack, heart disease, hemoglobin a1c, Januvia, Low-density lipoprotein, metabolic syndrome, metformin, Micronase, Myocardial infarction, obesity, overweight, weight loss | 12 Comments

Mitral Valve Prolapse – Part 5, From Fiasco to Sensibility, How Common is it?

Posted on May 25, 2013 by myheartspecialist

By Mustafa I. Ahmed, MD 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Mitral Valve Prolapse, MyHeartSpecialist Blog | Tagged Echocardiography, health, heart disease, how common is mitral valve prolapse, leaky mitral valve, Mitral regurgitation, Mitral valve, Mitral valve prolapse, MVP, prevalence | 8 Comments