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Protect Your Achey Breaky Heart
Sarah fell to the ground holding her heart. She thought she had a heart attack but after a day in the hospital she was diagnosed with something else. Broken Heart Syndrome. Doctors are now realizing that emotional stress can stimulate a potentially life threatening stress induced myopathy that mimics a heart attack. When doctors noticed numerous cases of people who Read more »
A Healthy Heart: Only One Step Away
It’s no secret that exercise is an important routine for a healthy heart but just how many people are actually doing it? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s 2010 annual report, an alarming 2 out of every 10 American adults still don’t get the recommended levels of exercise every month. Read more »
Heart Rate Monitors for Elite Athletes?
True, heart rate monitors can be a life changing training tool for anyone with a heart condition. No cardiologist will dispute this fact. But did you know that heart rate monitors can be an essential training tool for elite athletes?
CT Screening Can Prevent Cancer Deaths
Heavy smokers may now have greater hope in combating lung cancer even after years of lung-damaging tobacco use thanks to a new screening test. Read more »
Can Hormone Therapy Reduce Heart Disease Risk?
People assume far too often that heart disease is solely a men’s issue which doesn’t affect the fairer sex. In fact, heart disease kills 12 times more women than breast cancer and is responsible for half of deaths in women over 50. Read more »
A Little Extra Stress Could Save Your Life
While having an excess of stress in your life can adversely affect your health, the stress tests performed by cardiologists have nothing to do with meeting work deadlines or preparing for a visit from your in-laws. Read more »
What to do When a Heart Attack Hits
With more than three-quarters of all heart attacks occurring at home, having an emergency plan in place as well as some basic first aid knowledge can make the difference between life and death. Read more »
Celebrate 50 Years With Cake, Candles and a Colonoscopy
There’s a big party taking place on Pennsylvania Ave. today as President Obama celebrates his 50th birthday. While the President’s birthday might be more high-profile than that of a regular American, he is certainly not exempt from the obligations that come along with aging responsibly. Doctors use age 50 as the starting point for a host of health screening and prevention tests. Read more »
CT Scan Can Detect Calcium Build-Up
A recent article published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, shows that coronary calcium build up in the heart detected by a coronary artery CT scan was linked to an increased risk of stroke or heart attack. These risks exist even in patients who did not have symptoms of heart disease. Read more »
Your Heart Health: Get the Facts
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and New York State is no exception. Here are some quick facts about cardiovascular disease:
-Over 1 in 4 deaths in the United States is caused by heart disease.
-In 2006, 33.9% of total death in New York were due to heart disease–that’s over 1 in 3!
-Heart disease, including stroke, is responsible for more deaths each year than murder, accidents and all forms of cancer combined.
-1 in every 3 people suffers from some form of cardiovascular disease
-Roughly 850,000 Americans suffer from a heart attack each year–and many don’t even know they’re at risk until it’s too late.
