The diagnosis of heart failure requires an examination and a number of tests:
What causes heart failure?
Heart failure develops when the pumping action of the heart is inadequate, typically because the heart muscle is weaker, stiffer, or both. What that means has been discussed before. This blog will address some of the reasons why this happens.
Can coronary artery disease cause heart failure?
The most common cause of heart failure is indeed coronary artery disease (CAD), but there are many other causes for heart failure. Heart Function The function of the heart is to pump. A pump moves fluid out of one place and into another. For example, the right side of the heart pumps blood from the veins into the lungs. The …
I have a fast heart rate, but they say my heart is normal
Q: hi i am 34 male i quit smoking 12/2007 in 2007 i had chest x ray, thallium stress test, ekg and echo all was negative, just found sinus tachy – i have heart beat at rest 120-125bpm, i was put on 50 mg atenenol per day and 1 baby asprin per day… recently i have been experiencing chest pain. …
I cannot tolerate using Statins. What should I do?
Q: I am 57, 5’10, 160lbs non-smoker RN. I exercise 5 days a week. and eat a very low fat no beef diet. I have borderline hypertension which I treat with Ramapril 10mg daily. Father had CAD at 65 had his first of 2 bypasses. My cholesterol is 250 LDL 140 HDL 60 with normal trig. I have tried Lipitor …
Problems with A Fib, Coumadin, the risk of stroke and new medications
Q: I have a question in regards to medications, my mom is now taking coumadin for afibulation. There are two new medications RIVAROXABAN and DABIGATRAN, is one better then the other. How would a doctor stop coumadin and put my mom on one of the newer drugs. I would really like to get my mom off coumadin. What ever information …
I am tired, with chest pains, palpitations and a heart murmur…
Q: over the last year i thought that i was unfit, as i had noticed that my heart was beating very fast. so i just put it down to being unfit and ignored it. i dont smoke n rarely drink, i try not to eat too much junk, cholesterol is fine. had a shower n noticed my heart beating fast …
Spaghetti Squash with Garden Herb and Roasted Sungold Tomato Brodo
Now here is a dish I never tried! My son Piet the chef, who provided with some of the very best recipes and ideas is soon going to join me to make diets &recipes more than an incidental ad-on to this website (more about this & him later).
Was CPR the right thing to do?
Q: hi I did cpr on man about 60yrs on sunday, he fell his head was split and he was chasing boys at the time he has had heart problems before , i did it never stopped. ambulance eventually came about 10 -15 mins i thought he was dead as they shocked him also, but now he is on ventilator …
I have had two stents and I am told my heart is weak
Q: I had gone thru two Angioplasty procedures and now, I would like to know what I should do next after the below Echocardiogram Investigations: No LVDD, IVS Thinned out. LVEF 30%, Akinetic apex, LVID 54/41.