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Your Heart Health Made Easy

Your Heart Health Made Easy

Let me begin by saying that this article is more metaphoric with less scientific verbatim. The goal is to help my audience understand, remember and utilize what I am about to say to improved their heart health. This analogy that I am about to give is not new. In fact, I have given it at…
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Natural Remedies: Foods for the Heart and Body

Natural Remedies: Foods for the Heart and Body

Heart attacks are defines as a blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle. It occurs when the heart muscle or part of the heart muscle does not receive enough blood flow. The more time that passes without blood flow to the heart, the greater the damage to the heart. Symptoms can vary between men…
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What Is Atrial Fibrillation?

What Is Atrial Fibrillation?

Over the course of an average lifespan, your heart will beat over 300 billion times. While the heart can be damaged in numerous ways throughout our lifetimes, it remains one of the muscles in our bodies that never stops functioning, pumping oxygen-rich blood into our entire bodies to fuel its many functions. So when something…
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Heart Basics

Heart Basics

As a cardiologist, I believe that the heart is the most important organ in our body and my goal is to spread the basic knowledge about heart diseases to our people. Before we discuss common cardiac diseases, it is essential to have basic knowledge about our heart. The heart is a muscular organ located in…
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Heart Attacks

Heart Attacks

Even though the death rate from heart attack have decreased dramatically, heart disease is still the number one cause of death in our country. The medical term for heart attack is myocardial infarction (MI). Heart muscle receives oxygen and essential nutrients through small blood vessels called coronary arteries. Since young age onwards, fatty materials start…
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Heart Failure

Heart Failure

One of the other common but serious cardiac illnesses is heart failure. The heart works as a muscular pump to circulate blood to all parts of the body. If the heart is unable to pump or fill enough blood to meet the needs of the body, it is called heart failure. There are different ways…
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Prevention is Possible

Prevention is Possible

“Treat your heart as you would treat a newborn baby, fragile and delicate.” -Unknown It is hard to reverse something that has already happened; even the best medicine or procedure cannot reverse heart damage. But prevention can continue to keep things new and gives us that best chance to live a longer life or a…
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Heart Failure: Misconceptions and Misunderstandings

Heart Failure: Misconceptions and Misunderstandings

Knowledge is power when it comes to the health of your heart. Check out this infographic from the American Heart Association about common myths surrounding heart failure and disease. Disclaimer: The contents of this article, including text and images, are for informational purposes only and do not constitute a medical service. Always seek the advice…
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American Heart Month

American Heart Month

During this American Heart Month in February, it is important to take time out to learn about ways to improve your heart health. We’re not saying this will be easy with typical busy schedules, but we know it will be worth it. Are you up for the challenge? Your heart is counting on you. It’s…
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